H.R. 115

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To establish a penalty for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for failure to enforce compliance with the public housing community service and self-sufficiency requirement under law, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 3, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Biggs of Arizona

Table of contents

• H.R. 115
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Monitoring compliance
  • SEC. 3. Rescission of amounts from HUD management and administration account

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Monitoring compliance

• (a) In general
  • The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, on an annual basis and for each public housing agency (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ())— 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)
    • monitor the extent of noncompliance with the requirements under section 12(c) of such Act (); and 42 U.S.C. 1437j(c)
    • determine the aggregate amount provided in Federal subsidies for all public housing dwelling units that were occupied by tenants who were not in compliance with such requirements.
• (b) Publication
  • Not later than September 30 of each fiscal year, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall cause to be published in the Federal Register a statement of the amount determined for such fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 3. Rescission of amounts from HUD management and administration account

• (a) In general
  • In each fiscal year, on October 15 or the date specified in subsection (b), whichever occurs later, there is rescinded, from amounts made available for such fiscal year for the Management and Administration account of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an amount equal to the amount published pursuant to section 2(b) for the preceding fiscal year.
• (b) Late appropriations
  • In the case of any fiscal year for which a general appropriation Act for the Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides funds for the Management and Administration account of such Department has not been enacted before October 15, the date specified in this subsection shall be the date of the enactment of such a general appropriation Act.