Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Torres (NY)
Introduced
Summary
Would create a three-year pilot to install internet-connected temperature sensors in federally assisted rental units to test whether units meet required temperature standards. It would require written resident permission, set rules to protect personally identifiable information, and produce interim and final reports that compare sensor types and identify barriers like broadband access and tenant participation.
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- Residents: Sensors could be installed only with written, written permission. The installing entity would monitor and retain temperature data for the duration of the pilot.
- Owners and public housing agencies: Could receive grants to install and test sensors and would collect and retain temperature-related complaints and violations as part of program reporting.
- HUD and covered programs: HUD would set eligibility and sensor-functionality criteria and privacy standards within 180 days and must deliver an interim evaluation about 12 months after the pilot starts and a final evaluation after the pilot concludes comparing sensor technologies and barriers.
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Three-year pilot for sensors in assisted rentals
This bill would set up a three-year HUD pilot to put temperature sensors in some federally assisted rentals. HUD would give grants to public housing agencies and eligible owners to buy and install the sensors. Within 180 days, HUD would set who can join, covering different regions, climate zones, unit sizes, housing types, and internet needs for the devices. HUD would publish an interim report within 12 months after the pilot starts and a final report within 36 months after it ends, comparing complaints before and after and listing barriers like broadband and tenant participation. Congress could later provide HUD “such sums as may be necessary” to run the pilot, grants, and technical help.
Tenant consent and privacy for sensor pilot
If enacted, owners or housing agencies in the pilot would need your written permission before putting a sensor in your unit. They would have to monitor the sensor data. They would also have to collect and keep records of temperature-related complaints and violations; HUD would define these terms within 180 days. Sensor data would be kept until HUD says the pilot and its evaluation are done. HUD would set rules within 180 days to protect any personal data tied to the sensors.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Torres (NY)
NY • D
Cosponsors
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/5/2025
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