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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.
Action Timeline
2026-02-25
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.
2026-02-25
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-521.
2026-02-25
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-521.
2025-12-17
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 22.
2025-12-17
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-12-16
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-02-06
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2025-02-06
Introduced in House
2025-02-06
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1078 pass?
HR.1078 is still alive. Current stage: REPORTED. Pass likelihood: 33%.
What does HR.1078 do?
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.
Who sponsored HR.1078?
HR.1078 was sponsored by Barry Loudermilk (R-Georgia).
Full Bill Text
116 HR 1078 RH: Respect State Housing Laws Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-02-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB Union Calendar No. 446 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1078 [Report No. 119–521] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2025 Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Norman , Mr. Clyde , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Barr , Mr. Kustoff , Mr. Mann , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Womack , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Luttrell , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mr. Stauber , and Mr. McCormick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services February 25, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Yakym , Mr. Flood , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. Edwards , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Gooden , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Soto , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Harrigan , Mr. Gill of Texas , Mr. Evans of Colorado , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Strong , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Hern of Oklahoma , Mr. McGuire , Mr. Rouzer , Mrs. Hinson , Mr. Moran , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Self , Mr. Stutzman , Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina , Mr. Goldman of Texas , Mr. Alford , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Moore of North Carolina , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Downing , Mr. Crank , and Mr. Bean of Florida February 25, 2026 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 February 6, 2025 A BILL To amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect State Housing Laws Act . 2. Clarification The CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended, in section 4024 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058 ), by striking subsection (c). February 25, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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