To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5909 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5909 To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 4, 2025 Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REPORTING AND PENALTIES FOR CONDEMNED FEDERALLY ASSISTED RENTAL HOUSING. (a) Notification System.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish procedures for tenants of Federally assisted rental housing to report to the Secretary if such housing has been condemned by a city, county, State, or Federal agency. (b) Civil Penalty.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may impose a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 on any owner of Federally assisted rental housing which has been condemned by a city, county, State, or Federal agency. (c) Federally Assisted Rental Housing Defined.--In this Act, the term ``Federally assisted rental housing'' means a residential dwelling unit that is made available for rental and for which assistance is provided, or that is part of a housing project for which assistance is provided, under any program administer