[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6807 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6807
To provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with
State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with
State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing,
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 ``Marijuana in Federally Assisted
Housing Parity Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937.
The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended as follows:
(1) Drug-related criminal activity defined.--In section
3(b)(9) (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(9)), by inserting before the period
at the end the following: ``, except that such term shall not
include any such manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or
possession of marihuana (as such term is defined in such
section) that is in compliance with the law of the State in
which such manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession
takes place''.
(2) Currently engaging in the illegal use of a controlled
substance and drug-related criminal activity defined.--In
section 6 (42 U.S.C. 1437d)--
(A) in subsection (l), in the last sentence after
paragraph (9)--
(i) by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (6)''; and
(ii) by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ``, except that such term
shall not include any such manufacture, sale,
distribution, use, or possession of marihuana
(as such term is defined in such section) that
is in compliance with the law of the State in
which such manufacture, sale, distribution,
use, or possession takes place''; and
(B) in subsection (t)(7)(C), by inserting before
the period at the end the following: ``, except that
such term shall not include the use of marihuana (as
such term is defined in section 102 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) that is in compliance
with the law of the State in which such use takes
place''.
(3) Drug-related criminal activity defined.--In section
8(f)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(f)(5)), by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: ``, except that such term
shall not include any such manufacture, sale, distribution,
use, or possession of marihuana (as such term is defined in
such section) that is in compliance with the law of the State
in which such manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or
possession takes place''.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO QUALITY HOUSING AND WORK RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF
1998.
Subtitle F of title V of the Quality Housing and Work
Responsibility Act of 1998 is amended--
(1) in section 576 (42 U.S.C. 13661)--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``Notwithstanding'' and inserting ``Except as
provided in paragraph (3) and
notwithstanding'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``other
than the use of marihuana described in
paragraph (3),'' after ``controlled substance''
each place such term appears; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) State law exception.--A public housing agency or an
owner of federally assisted housing may not establish standards
prohibiting admission to the program or federally assisted
housing to any household with a member who engages in the use,
distribution, possession, sale, or manufacture of marihuana (as
defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802)) in compliance with the law of the State in which
such use, distribution, possession, sale, or manufacture takes
place.''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by adding after and below
paragraph (2) the following flush matter:
``For the purposes of this subsection, the term `criminal activity'
shall not include the use, distribution, possession, sale, or
manufacture of marihuana (as such term is defined in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) that is in compliance with
the law of the State in which such use, distribution, possession, sale,
or manufacture takes place.'';
(2) in section 577 (42 U.S.C. 13662), by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(c) State Law Exception.--For the purposes of this section, the
term `illegal use of a controlled substance' shall not include the use,
distribution, possession, sale, or manufacture of marihuana (as defined
in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) that
is in compliance with the law of the State in which such use,
distribution, possession, sale, or manufacture takes place.'';
(3) in section 579, by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.''; and
(4) by inserting the following new section after section
579:
``SEC. 580. ENFORCEMENT; SMOKE-FREE ZONES.
``(a) Enforcement.--The Secretary may not prohibit or otherwise
discourage any activity involving the use, distribution, possession,
sale, or manufacture of marihuana in federally assisted housing that is
in compliance with the law of the State in which such activity takes
place.
``(b) HUD Smoke-Free Zones.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity
Act of 2025, the Secretary shall issue regulations that restrict
smoking marihuana in federally assisted housing in the same manner and
same locations as the Secretary restricts smoking tobacco in public
housing under subpart G of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (or
any successor regulation).
``(c) Marihuana Defined.--In this section, the term `marihuana' has
the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802).''.
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