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HR6807119th CongressWALLET

Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would make federal housing policy follow state marijuana laws by preventing denial of federally assisted housing to people who use or possess marijuana lawfully under state rules. It changes how federally assisted housing defines drug and criminal activity and tells HUD to set smoke-free marijuana rules within 90 days.

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Bill Overview

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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Agencies cannot bar state-legal use

If enacted, the Secretary of HUD, public housing agencies, and owners of federally assisted housing would be barred from prohibiting or discouraging marihuana activity that complies with State law. Public housing agencies and owners would not be allowed to set admission standards that deny program participation or federally assisted housing to households because a member engages in state-law-compliant marihuana activity.

No denials for state-legal marijuana

If enacted, you would not be denied admission or evicted from public housing or Section 8 because a household member uses, possesses, sells, distributes, or manufactures marihuana that follows State law. The bill would change federal housing rules so state-law-compliant marihuana activity is not treated as "criminal activity" or "illegal use of a controlled substance." For these protections, "marihuana" is defined by the federal Controlled Substances Act and "State" includes the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.

Limits on where marijuana can be smoked

If enacted, HUD would have 90 days to issue rules that restrict smoking marihuana in federally assisted housing in the same manner and locations as HUD restricts smoking tobacco under 24 CFR subpart G (or any successor rule). Those rules would limit where tenants can smoke marihuana in public housing and Section 8 properties, protecting nonsmokers but restricting where users can legally smoke.

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

  • Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 8/17/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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