HR 5340 would bar HUD from sharing housing records with immigration agents
In committeeH.R. 5340Latest action
Sponsor: Juan Vargas · Representative · CA
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Official title: To prohibit the disclosure of records by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of individuals for the purposes of immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.
119th Congress
Topics: Housing
Introduced:
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HR 5340 blocks HUD from giving housing applicant records to ICE or CBP without the resident's written consent.
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What does this do?
HR 5340 would prohibit HUD from sharing personal information stored in its systems with immigration enforcement agencies such as ICE or CBP. Exceptions apply only when the person whose record is involved personally requests or gives written permission for that sharing. Within 90 days of enactment, HUD would be required to report to Congress on its compliance plan, data security, and any past sharing with immigration authorities.
Who does it affect?
The bill directly affects immigrants living in or applying for federally assisted housing, including public housing tenants and housing voucher recipients. HUD and local public housing authorities would also be affected, as neither could be compelled to cooperate with immigration enforcement data requests.
Why does it matter?
Local public housing agencies would be shielded from federal pressure to turn over resident records to immigration enforcement. The bill does not alter eligibility rules for housing assistance programs; it addresses only the sharing of personal data for immigration enforcement purposes.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedSep 11, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · Sep 11, 2025
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.