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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 113 

To establish a penalty for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for failure to enforce compliance with the public housing community 

service and self-sufficiency requirement under law, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2023 

Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To establish a penalty for the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development for failure to enforce compliance 

with the public housing community service and self-sufficiency requirement under law, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Free Rent for Free5 loaders Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MONITORING COMPLIANCE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De3 partment of Housing and Urban Development shall, on 

4 an annual basis and for each public housing agency (as 

5 such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States 

6 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)))— 

7 (1) monitor the extent of noncompliance with 

8 the requirements under section 12(c) of such Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 1437j(c)); and 

10 (2) determine the aggregate amount provided in 

11 Federal subsidies for all public housing dwelling 

12 units that were occupied by tenants who were not in 

13 compliance with such requirements. 

14 (b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than September 30 of 

15 each fiscal year, the Inspector General of the Department 

16 of Housing and Urban Development shall cause to be pub17 lished in the Federal Register a statement of the amount 

18 determined for such fiscal year pursuant to subsection 

19 (a)(2). 

20 SEC. 3. RESCISSION OF AMOUNTS FROM HUD MANAGE21 MENT AND ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—In each fiscal year, on October 15 

23 or the date specified in subsection (b), whichever occurs 

24 later, there is rescinded, from amounts made available for 

25 such fiscal year for the Management and Administration 

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1 opment, an amount equal to the amount published pursu2 ant to section 2(b) for the preceding fiscal year. 

3 (b) LATE APPROPRIATIONS.—In the case of any fis4 cal year for which a general appropriation Act for the De5 partment of Housing and Urban Development that pro6 vides funds for the Management and Administration ac7 count of such Department has not been enacted before Oc8 tober 15, the date specified in this subsection shall be the 

9 date of the enactment of such a general appropriation Act. 

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