No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2025
No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Summary: No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2025 **What the bill would do:** This legislation would require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to track and publish annual data on public housing tenants who fail to meet community service and work-related requirements. Based on the federal subsidies provided to non-compliant tenants, that corresponding dollar amount would be cut from HUD's administrative budget the following year. **Who it affects:** The bill primarily affects public housing tenants who are subject to community service or self-sufficiency work requirements, as well as HUD's operations and funding.
Public housing residents are typically low-income individuals and families relying on federally subsidized housing. **Current status:** The bill was introduced in the 119th Congress by Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been voted on by the full House. No action has been taken since introduction.
CRS Official Summary
No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2025This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on an annual basis, tomonitor the extent of noncompliance of public-housing tenants with certain community service and economic self-sufficiency requirements,determine the aggregate amount provided in federal subsidies for all public-housing dwelling units that were occupied by noncompliant tenants, andpublish this amount in the Federal Register.In each fiscal year, the amount as determined and published for the preceding fiscal year must be rescinded from funds made available for HUD's Management and Administration account.
Latest Action
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.