# 119-hr-3049: Tenants’ Right to Organize Act

119-hr-3049, Tenants’ Right to Organize Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3049
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tenants’ Right to Organize Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**This bill would establish a federal right for tenants receiving tenant-based rental assistance to form, run, and participate in tenant organizations and be protected from retaliation.** It centers on tenant empowerment and requires housing agencies and owners to recognize and respond to tenant groups.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tenant rights in low-income tax credit housing: benefit, high. Renters in low-income housing tax credit projects would get the same organizing rights as Section 8 tenants. This would apply to projects placed in service after enactment and to older projects still in their compliance period. Starting in taxable years after enactment, owners and state credit agen…
- Complaint and court enforcement for tenants: benefit, medium. Within one year, HUD would set up a complaint and enforcement system for organizing-rights violations. Tenants could file complaints, and HUD would investigate and provide remedies. While a complaint is open, agencies and owners could not withhold tenant-based help or deny the right to occupy a uni…
- Grants and per-unit funds for tenant groups: benefit, medium. Within one year, HUD would run grants to help tenant groups with outreach, training, and technical help. Only independent nonprofits with at least two years of tenant-assistance experience could get funds. For the fiscal year of enactment, at least $1,000,000 would be sent through an agreement with…
- Stronger organizing rights for renters: benefit, medium. If enacted, renters with Section 8 vouchers and those in assisted or rent-restricted units would have clear rights to organize. You could form or join a tenant group, hand out flyers, go door to door, and hold meetings in common rooms. Owners and public housing agencies would have to recognize thes…
- More funding flexibility for affordable housing: mixed, medium. The bill would expand funding authority for multifamily affordable housing deals. It would switch a funding cap to a minimum, allow predevelopment help for transfers, and broaden eligible uses to many subsidized housing types, including project‑based vouchers and enhanced vouchers. These changes wo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3049 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3049)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3049 (as of 2026-07-19).