House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Landlord Accountability Act of 2025

H.R. 206Introduced Jan 3, 2025Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Official title: To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination based on use of section 8 vouchers, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Nydia Velázquez D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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Passed House—
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Latest action: Jan 3, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 206.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. VELAZQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H43):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States; . . . The single subject of this legislation is: This bill pertains to the operations and oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 Program.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Adriano Espaillat (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-7 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.