H.R. 1078: Respect State Housing Laws Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-06 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.

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Respect State Housing Laws Act

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Respect State Housing Laws Act This bill eliminates a provision that requires a 30-day notice period before a landlord may begin eviction proceedings against a tenant in federally assisted or federally backed housing.

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Respect State Housing Laws Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] · 58 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1078, Respect State Housing Laws Act (2026-02-04)

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Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Andy Barr (R-KY), David Kustoff (R-TN), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Steve Womack (R-AR), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Darren Soto (D-FL), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Kevin Hern (R-OK), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Keith Self (R-TX), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Craig A. Goldman (R-TX), Mark Alford (R-MO), Roger Williams (R-TX), Tim Moore (R-NC), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Troy Downing (R-MT), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Aaron Bean (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] reported raising $263,729 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1078.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1078 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills