Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced
Summary
Protects tenants in federally assisted housing from being penalized for marijuana conduct that is lawful under their State. It would amend the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to carve out state-law-compliant marijuana use, possession, sale, distribution, or manufacture from the federal definitions that can trigger denial, eviction, or loss of assistance.
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- Residents in federally assisted housing: People who use marijuana in ways legal under their State would not be denied admission or assistance or evicted solely for that conduct.
- Public housing agencies and assisted-housing programs: The bill would bar using state-compliant marijuana activity as a basis for screening, enforcement, or termination under the specified HUD rules.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Marijuana rights in assisted housing
If you apply for or live in federally assisted housing, you would not be denied or evicted because a household member uses marijuana that follows state law. The bill would remove state-law-compliant marijuana from federal "criminal" and "drug-related" housing rules. It would stop HUD, public housing agencies, and assisted housing owners from barring admission or discouraging lawful marijuana conduct. The subtitle would use the federal Controlled Substances Act definition of "marihuana" and treat "State" to include DC and U.S. territories.
Marijuana smoking rules for residents
The bill would require HUD, within 90 days of enactment, to issue rules that restrict smoking marijuana in federally assisted housing. Those rules would mirror HUD's existing tobacco smoking bans for the same locations. This would protect non-smokers but could limit where residents who smoke marijuana may use it.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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