[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4909 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4909
To require the inclusion of voter registration information with certain
leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage
applications, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 5, 2025
Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms.
Sewell, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Brown, Mr.
Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick,
Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Crockett, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mr.
Doggett, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fields, Mr.
Figures, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lynch, Mrs.
McClain Delaney, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Mfume, Mr.
Mullin, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Simon, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Strickland, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Thanedar, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Tonko) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
Services
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A BILL
To require the inclusion of voter registration information with certain
leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage
applications, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voters on the Move Registration Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION WITH CERTAIN LEASES
AND VOUCHERS FOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED RENTAL HOUSING AND
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.
(2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
(3) Federal rental assistance.--The term ``Federal rental
assistance'' means rental assistance provided under--
(A) any covered housing program, as defined in
section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491(a));
(B) title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1471 et seq.), including voucher assistance under
section 542 of such title (42 U.S.C. 1490r);
(C) the Housing Trust Fund program under section
1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4588); or
(D) subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.).
(4) Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan.--The term
``Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan'' includes any
loan (other than temporary financing such as a construction
loan) that--
(A) is secured by a first or subordinate lien on
residential multifamily real property designed
principally for the occupancy of 5 or more families,
including any such secured loan, the proceeds of which
are used to prepay or pay off an existing loan secured
by the same property; and
(B) is made in whole or in part, or insured,
guaranteed, supplemented, or assisted in any way, by
any officer or agency of the Federal Government or
under or in connection with a housing or urban
development program administered by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development or a housing or related
program administered by any other such officer or
agency, or is purchased or securitized by the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National
Mortgage Association.
(5) Owner.--The term ``owner'' has the meaning given the
term in section 8(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(f)).
(6) Public housing; public housing agency.--The terms
``public housing'' and ``public housing agency'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 3(b) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
(7) Residential mortgage loan.--The term ``residential
mortgage loan'' includes any loan that is secured by a first or
subordinate lien on residential real property, including
individual units of condominiums and cooperatives, designed
principally for the occupancy of from 1- to 4- families.
(b) Uniform Statement.--
(1) Development.--The Director, after consultation with the
Election Assistance Commission, shall develop a uniform
statement designed to provide recipients of the statement
pursuant to this section with information on how the recipient
can register to vote and the voting rights of the recipient
under law.
(2) Responsibilities.--In developing the uniform statement,
the Director shall be responsible for--
(A) establishing the format of the statement;
(B) consumer research and testing of the statement;
and
(C) consulting with and obtaining from the Election
Assistance Commission the content regarding voter
rights and registration issues needed to ensure the
statement complies with the requirements of paragraph
(1).
(3) Languages.--The uniform statement required under
paragraph (1) shall be developed and made available in English
and each of the 10 languages most commonly spoken by
individuals with limited English proficiency, as determined by
the Director using information published by the Director of the
Bureau of the Census. The Director shall make all translated
versions of the uniform statement publicly available in a
centralized location on the Bureau's website.
(c) Leases and Vouchers for Federally Assisted Rental Housing.--
Each Federal agency administering a Federal rental assistance program,
as appropriate, shall require--
(1) each public housing agency to provide a copy of the
uniform statement developed pursuant to subsection (b) to each
lessee of a dwelling unit in public housing administered by the
agency--
(A) together with the lease for the dwelling unit,
at the same time the lease is signed by the lessee; and
(B) together with any income verification form, at
the same time the form is provided to the lessee;
(2) each public housing agency that administers rental
assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher program under
section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)), including the program under paragraph (13) of
such section 8(o), to provide a copy of the uniform statement
developed pursuant to subsection (b) to each assisted family or
individual--
(A) together with the voucher for the assistance,
at the time the voucher is issued for the family or
individual; and
(B) together with any income verification form, at
the same time the form is provided to the applicant or
assisted family or individual; and
(3) each owner of a dwelling unit assisted with Federal
rental assistance to provide a copy of the uniform statement
developed pursuant to subsection (b) to provide to the lessee
of the dwelling unit--
(A) together with the lease for such dwelling unit,
at the same time the lease is signed by the lessee; and
(B) together with any income verification form, at
the same time the form is provided to the applicant or
tenant.
(d) Applications for Residential Mortgage Loans.--The Director
shall require each creditor (within the meaning of such term as used in
section 1026.2(a)(17) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) that
receives an application (within the meaning of such term as used in
section 1026.2(a)(3)(ii) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) to
provide a copy of the uniform statement developed pursuant to
subsection (b) in written form to the applicant for a residential
mortgage loan not later than 5 business days after the date of the
application.
(e) Federally Backed Multifamily Mortgage Loans.--The head of the
Federal agency insuring, guaranteeing, supplementing, or assisting a
Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan, or the Director of the
Federal Housing Finance Agency in the case of a Federally backed
multifamily mortgage loan that is purchased or securitized by the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage
Association, shall require the owner of the property securing the
Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan to provide a copy of the
uniform statement developed pursuant to subsection (b) in written form
to each lessee of a dwelling unit assisted by that loan at the time the
lease is signed by the lessee.
(f) Optional Completion of Voter Registration Application.--Nothing
in this section may be construed to require any individual to complete
a voter registration application.
(g) Regulations.--The head of a Federal agency administering a
Federal rental assistance program, the head of the Federal agency
insuring, guaranteeing, supplementing, or assisting a Federally backed
multifamily mortgage loan, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance
Agency, and the Director may issue such regulations as may be necessary
to carry out this section.
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