S.Amdt. 4375

SA 4375. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in
America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. OVERSIGHT OF LANDLORD COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSING
QUALITY STANDARDS.

Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(ee) Database of Landlord Violators.--
``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall, in
cooperation with all public housing agencies, establish a
database identifying any person owning a property receiving
tenant-based assistance who--
``(A) has had an action taken by the Secretary or any
public housing agency against such person for violations of
the terms of a housing assistance payments contract related
to the property in the preceding 10 years;
``(B) has had an action taken by the Secretary or any
public housing agency against such person for violations of
the terms of the housing quality standards established under
subsection (o)(8)(B) in the preceding 10 years; or
``(C) has previous or ongoing litigation related to the
programs authorized under subsection (o) between the person
and any public housing agency.
``(2) Requirements.--In establishing the database under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
``(A) create a mechanism for accepting reports from public
housing agencies regarding any action against owners of
properties receiving tenant-based assistance, as described in
paragraph (1), and for ensuring that the database is easily
accessible for all public housing agencies;
``(B) create a mechanism for accepting consumer complaints
from tenants of properties receiving tenant-based assistance
about the owners of those properties; and
``(C) take appropriate measures to protect the privacy of
current and former tenants of the properties, including
measures to protect, and where appropriate redact, the
personally identifiable information of tenants.
``(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House
of Representatives a report that--
``(A) reports on the progress in establishing the database
described in paragraph (1); and
``(B) assesses the feasibility of making the database
described in paragraph (1) available to the public.''.
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