[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5700 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5700

  To provide additional housing protections for survivors of domestic 
                   violence, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2025

  Mrs. Sykes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide additional housing protections for survivors of domestic 
                   violence, 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 ``Break Free From Domestic Violence 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPOSITION OF FEES FOR EARLY LEASE 
              TERMINATION.

    Section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12491) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Prohibition on the Imposition of Fees for Early Lease 
Termination.--
            ``(1) Voluntary exit.--An applicant for or tenant of 
        housing assisted under a covered housing program may 
        voluntarily exit a lease for housing earlier than the end date 
        of such lease on the basis that the applicant or tenant has 
        been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
        assault, or stalking.
            ``(2) Fee prohibition.--Notwithstanding any lease 
        agreement, an applicant or tenant described in paragraph (1) 
        may not be charged a fee for exiting a lease for housing 
        earlier than the end date of such lease on the basis described 
        in paragraph (1).''.
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