No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2025

In Plain Language

This bill requires HUD to track how many public housing tenants aren't meeting community service and work requirements, calculate how much federal money went to those tenants, and publish the total each year. The following year, HUD's budget for management and administration gets cut by that amount.

Official Congressional Research Service summary

No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2025This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on an annual basis, tomonitor the extent of noncompliance of public-housing tenants with certain community service and economic self-sufficiency requirements,determine the aggregate amount provided in federal subsidies for all public-housing dwelling units that were occupied by noncompliant tenants, andpublish this amount in the Federal Register.In each fiscal year, the amount as determined and published for the preceding fiscal year must be rescinded from funds made available for HUD's Management and Administration account.

Sponsor

Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

Cosponsors

None listed

Latest action

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

Jan 3, 2025

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Action history

Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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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