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Union Calendar No. 328 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6528 
[Report No. 117–422] 
To require owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units to install 
temperature sensors in such units, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2022 
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
JULY 20, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 28, 2022] 
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A BILL 
To require owners of covered federally assisted rental dwell-
ing units to install temperature sensors in such units, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing Temperature 
Safety Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. TEMPERATURE SENSOR PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a tem-
perature sensor 3-year pilot program to provide grants to 
public housing agencies and owners of covered federally as-
sisted rental dwelling units to install and test the efficacy 
of temperature sensors in residential dwelling units to en-
sure such units remain in compliance with temperature re-
quirements. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall, not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, estab-
lish eligibility criteria for participation in the pilot pro-
gram established pursuant to subsection (a) and such cri-
teria shall be designed to ensure— 
(1) the pilot program includes a diverse range of 
participants that represent different geographic re-
gions, climate regions, unit sizes and types of hous-
ing; and 
(2) the functionality of the temperature sensors 
that will be tested, including internet connectivity re-
quirements. 
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(c) INSTALLATION.—Each public housing agency or 
owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit 
that receives one or more temperature sensors under this 
Act shall, after receiving written permission from the resi-
dent of a dwelling unit, install such temperature sensor and 
monitor the data from such temperature sensor. 
(d) COLLECTION OF COMPLAINT RECORDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each public housing agency 
or owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwell-
ing unit that receives one or more temperature sensors 
under this Act shall collect and retain information 
about temperature-related complaints and violations. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—The Secretary shall, not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, define the terms temperature-related complaints 
and temperature-related violations for the purposes of 
this Act. 
(e) DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Data collected from tempera-
ture sensors provided to public housing agencies and 
owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling 
units under this Act shall be retained until the Sec-
retary notifies the public housing agency or owner 
that the pilot program and the evaluation of the pilot 
program are complete. 
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(2) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.— 
The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, establish standards 
for the protection of personally identifiably informa-
tion collected during the pilot program by public 
housing agencies, owners of federally assisted rental 
dwelling units, and the Secretary. 
(f) PILOT PROGRAM EVALUATION.— 
(1) INTERIM EVALUATION.—Not later than 12 
months after the establishment of the pilot program 
under this Act, the Secretary shall publicly publish 
and submit to the Congress a report that— 
(A) examines the number of temperature-re-
lated complaints and violations in federally as-
sisted rental dwelling units with temperature 
sensors, disaggregated by temperature sensor 
technology and climate region— 
(i) that occurred before the installation 
of such sensor, if known; and 
(ii) that occurred after the installation 
of such sensor; and 
(B) identifies any barriers to full utility of 
temperature 
sensor 
capabilities, 
including 
broadband Internet access and tenant participa-
tion. 
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(2) FINAL
EVALUATION.—Not later than 36 
months after the conclusion of the pilot program es-
tablished by the Secretary under this Act, the Sec-
retary shall publicly publish and submit to the Con-
gress a report that— 
(A) examines the number of temperature-re-
lated complaints and violations in federally as-
sisted rental dwelling units with temperature 
sensors, disaggregated by temperature sensor 
technology and climate region— 
(i) that occurred before the installation 
of such sensor; and 
(ii) that occurred after the installation 
of such sensor; 
(B) identifies any barriers to full utility of 
temperature 
sensor 
capabilities, 
including 
broadband Internet access and tenant participa-
tion; and 
(C) compare the utility of various tempera-
ture sensor technologies based on— 
(i) climate zones; 
(ii) cost; 
(iii) features; and 
(iv) any other factors identified by the 
Secretary. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) TEMPERATURE
SENSOR.—The term ‘‘tem-
perature sensor’’ means an internet capable tempera-
ture reporting device able to measure ambient air 
temperature to the tenth degree Fahrenheit and Cel-
sius. 
(2) COVERED FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING.— 
The term ‘‘covered federally assisted rental dwelling 
unit’’ means a residential dwelling unit that is made 
available for rental and for which assistance is pro-
vided, or that is part of a housing project for which 
assistance is provided, under— 
(A) the program for project-based rental as-
sistance under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); 
(B) the public housing program under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437 et seq.); 
(C) the program for supportive housing for 
the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act 
of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); or 
(D) the program for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities under section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8013). 
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(3) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ means— 
(A) with respect to the program for project- 
based rental assistance under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f), any private person or entity, including 
a cooperative, an agency of the Federal govern-
ment, or a public housing agency, having the 
legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units; 
(B) with respect to public housing program 
under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), a public housing agency or 
an owner entity of public housing units as de-
fined in section 905.108 of title 24, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; 
(C) with respect to the program for sup-
portive housing for the elderly under section 202 
of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), 
a private nonprofit organization as defined 
under section 202(k)(4) of the Housing Act of 
1959; and 
(D) with respect to the program for sup-
portive housing for persons with disabilities 
under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), 
a private nonprofit organization as defined 
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under section 811(k)(5) of section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— 
(1) such sums as may be necessary for the Sec-
retary to provide grants to owners of covered federally 
assisted rental dwelling units participating in the 
pilot program established under this Act; 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for the Sec-
retary to administer the pilot program established 
under this Act; and 
(3) such sums as may be necessary for the Sec-
retary to provide technical assistance to owners of 
covered federally assisted rental dwelling units that 
are participating in the pilot program established 
under this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 328 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6528 
[Report No. 117–422] 
A BILL 
To require owners of covered federally assisted 
rental dwelling units to install temperature sen-
sors in such units, and for other purposes. 
JULY 20, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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