# 119-hr-5909: To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes.

119-hr-5909, To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5909
- Congress: 119
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-23

## Summary

**Creates a tenant reporting system and civil penalties for condemned federally assisted rental housing.** The bill would require HUD to set up procedures within six months of enactment so tenants can notify HUD when their federally assisted rental unit is condemned by a city, county, State, or Federal agency. - Tenants: Tenants could report to HUD if their federally assisted unit is condemned by a local or federal agency, giving residents a direct way to flag unsafe, uninhabitable housing. - Owners: Owners of federally assisted housing could face civil penalties up to $50,000 when a city, county, State, or Federal agency condemns their property. - Scope: The rule applies broadly to HUD and USDA assisted programs, including public housing, Section 8 rental assistance, the low-income housing tax credit, HOME, rural rental housing, veteran programs, and housing for seniors, people with disabilities, Native American and Native Hawaiian programs.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Renters report condemned units; owner fines: mixed, low. If enacted, HUD would have 6 months to set up steps for tenants to report when a subsidized rental is condemned by a city, county, State, or Federal agency. Tenants in federally assisted housing would be able to report directly to HUD. Owners of such properties could be fined up to $50,000 if their…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5909 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5909)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6771)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5909 (as of 2026-04-23).