S2148-119

Introduced

To prohibit owners of covered dwelling units from assessing or collecting certain fees from tenants, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jun 24, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, loan guarantee, definition change provision: 2, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 4. Rulemaking. It relies on appropriations, definition changes, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Defense, Finance, and Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, loan guarantee, definition change provision: 2.
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3.
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 4. Rulemaking.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, loan guarantee, definition change provision: 2, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 4. Rulemaking.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Finance, Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, loan guarantee, definition change provision: 2, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 4. Rulemaking.

Policy Domains

Defense Finance Transportation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 24, 2025

Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Finance Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered dwelling unit" §idc0cd19c720664cba88d2c2cb4d123ab6

a dwelling unit that— is provided assistance within the jurisdiction of the Department, as defined in section 102(m) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545(m))

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