Sponsor
Luz M. Rivas
Representative · D-CA
Representative · D-CA
The bill protects federal and local fiscal and operational discretion by preventing forced implementation of a HUD–DHS MOU, but that protection risks disrupting coordinated services for renters and unhoused people and creates uncertainty for agency staff and contractors.
State and local governments will not be forced to take on new obligations or resource commitments tied to the HUD–DHS memorandum of understanding (MOU) until Congress or law requires them, protecting local budgets and fiscal flexibility.
HUD and DHS officials and federal employees retain discretion not to implement parts of the interagency MOU, preventing compelled actions they or Congress disfavor.
Renters and people experiencing homelessness risk losing promised coordination, funding, or joint HUD–DHS initiatives (e.g., shelter services, housing placement, beneficiary support) if the MOU is suspended or not implemented.
HUD and DHS employees and contractors who planned to implement the MOU may face administrative uncertainty and wasted planning resources if implementation is blocked or delayed.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits HUD and DHS from implementing the memorandum of understanding they signed on March 24, 2025.
Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing or carrying out a specific memorandum of understanding (MOU) the two agencies signed on March 24, 2025. The law only includes a short title and this single binding prohibition stopping the two agencies from executing that particular interagency agreement.
Official title: To nullify a memorandum of understanding signed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Introduced February 4, 2026 by Luz M. Rivas · Last progress February 4, 2026