119-HR5033

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5033

1. Short title
2. Comfortable and safe temperature level in Federally assisted housing

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Safe Temperature Act of 2025".

2. Comfortable and safe temperature level in Federally assisted housing

(a) Public housing and project-Based assistance - The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended—

(1) Maintaining temperature level in units - in section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)), by adding at the end the following:

(P) Maintaining temperature level in units - The Secretary may require the owner of a dwelling unit receiving assistance under a housing assistance payment under this paragraph to ensure that the dwelling unit maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.

(2) Use of funds To maintain temperate level in units - in section 9 (42 U.S.C. 1437g), by adding at the end the following:

(p) Use of funds To maintain temperate level in units - With respect to a public housing dwelling unit, the Secretary may use amounts in the Capital Fund or the Operating Fund to ensure that the dwelling unit maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.

(b) Supportive housing for the elderly - Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) is amended by striking the last two subsections (each designated as subsection (m)) and inserting the following:

(m) Maintaining temperature in units - The Secretary may require the owner of housing assisted under this section to ensure that each unit in that housing maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.