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Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)

Respect State Housing Laws Act

S. 470 · Senate bill Housing and Community Development

A Republican bill with 14 Republican cosponsors · See all 14 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Respect State Housing Laws Act. It was introduced in the Senate on February 6, 2025. The main purpose of the bill is to amend the CARES Act. Specifically, it removes the requirement that lessors must provide a notice to vacate. By doing this, it changes federal rules regarding rental properties.

Yes

  • Scored +4

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill provides relief to landlords and property owners by removing federal notice obligations.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill reduces administrative burdens on lessors by removing the federal requirement to provide a notice to vacate.

The opposite· 3 of 6

  • Scored -3

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    Removing notice requirements increases the risk of sudden displacement for vulnerable populations.

  • Scored -2

    Does this make housing cost less?

    Removing notice to vacate requirements may reduce tenant security and stability in their housing.

  • Scored -2

    Is this likely to reduce homelessness?

    The removal of notice to vacate requirements may lead to more rapid displacements, potentially increasing homelessness.