[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING ERIC SIROTA

  (Mrs. RAMIREZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. RAMIREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Eric Sirota for his work 
to expand tenants' rights and reshape the housing landscape.
  As director of housing justice at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law 
and now as the director of a tenant advocacy clinic, Eric uses 
litigation advocacy to advance housing equity in Illinois and beyond. 
His work with the Illinois Fair Housing Coalition led to the passage of 
a State law prohibiting discrimination against housing choice voucher 
holders.
  Eric co-led the Partnership of Just Housing, a national coalition 
that improved housing access for people with arrest and conviction 
histories. As a trusted counsel to countless tenant associations, Eric 
has maintained his commitment to housing for all.
  On behalf of Illinois' Third Congressional District, it is my honor 
to commend Eric Sirota for his work to ensure safe, just, and 
affordable housing as a fundamental human right.
  I thank and congratulate Eric.

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