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[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 206.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . .. general Welfare of the United States; . . .The single subject of this legislation is:This bill pertains to the operations and oversight of theDepartment of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8Program.[Page H43]
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Standing
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Ways and Means Committee
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Standing
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Financial Services Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-01-03T16:19:35Z
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Ways and Means Committee
- 2025-01-03
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Financial Services Committee
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Housing and Community Development
- Civil actions and liability
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- Congressional oversight
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- Department of Housing and Urban Development
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- Employee hiring
2025-02-12T18:58:55Z
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
2025-02-12T18:59:00Z
- Government information and archives
2025-02-12T18:59:06Z
- Housing discrimination
2025-02-12T18:59:11Z
- Income tax credits
2025-02-12T18:59:18Z
- Intergovernmental relations
2025-02-12T18:59:26Z
- Landlord and tenant
2025-02-12T18:59:34Z
- Low- and moderate-income housing
2025-02-12T18:59:43Z
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
2025-02-12T18:59:49Z
Housing and Community Development
2025-02-04T12:55:47Z
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2025-01-03
Introduced in House
2025-02-12T21:45:06Z
Landlord Accountability Act of 2025
This bill prohibits housing discrimination based on income, provides protections to tenants of certain federally assisted housing, and establishes a low-income housing maintenance tax credit for eligible landlords.
Specifically, the bill prohibits discrimination in rental housing and residential real estate transactions based on an individual's source of income and provides for penalties. Protected income sources include
- housing vouchers and rental assistance,
- rental and homeownership subsidies,
- Social Security and disability income assistance, and
- spousal and child support.
Additionally, landlords are prohibited from taking or failing to take certain actions with the intent to make a unit ineligible to receive Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assistance. Landlords that violate this prohibition are subject to penalties and may be sued by harmed tenants. The bill further prohibits property owners of certain multifamily housing projects from intentionally leaving a unit vacant for more than 60 days. Property owners that violate this prohibition are subject to penalties.
The bill also provides protections to tenants of multifamily housing projects, which includes requiring HUD to increase the staffing level for the Multifamily Housing Complaint Line and create a Multifamily Housing Complaint Resolution Program.
In addition, HUD may provide grants to develop, expand, and assist tenant harassment prevention programs.
Finally, the bill establishes a tax credit for qualifying landlords that is equal to the landlord's annual low-income housing maintenance expenses. To qualify, a landlord must have addressed within 30 days any relevant complaints filed under the complaint resolution program.

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Landlord Accountability Act of 2025
2025-02-04T05:38:17Z
Introduced in House
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To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination based on use of section 8 vouchers, and for other purposes.
2025-02-04T05:33:21Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2025-01-03T05:00:00Z
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2025-01-03
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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