Bill removes federal rule on landlord notice before removing tenants.

What it does

This bill removes a rule from the CARES Act. That rule required landlords to give tenants 30 days notice before removing them. Now each state makes its own removal rules instead. States can set shorter notice times or faster removal steps.

Who it affects

Tenants lose the federal 30-day notice rule. They follow only state laws, which may allow shorter notice. Low-income renters face higher removal risk.

One thing to notice

The bill removes a tenant rule made during COVID-19. States can still make their own rules stricter, but the federal rule goes away.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

58 cosponsors: 56 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

• Feb 6, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Feb 6, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
• Dec 16, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Dec 17, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 22”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

5 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 8 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $20,070,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 11 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 78% of bills with any report.

Barry Loudermilk, who sponsored the bill, received $166,750 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• National Association of Realtors — $14,580,000 in 1 report
• National Multifamily Housing Council Inc — $3,890,000 in 2 reports
• National Apartment Association — $1,450,000 in 2 reports
• National Apartment Association — $100,000 in 2 reports
• Monarch Investments — $50,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• CARES Act — A federal law passed during COVID-19 to help people and businesses.
• removal — When a landlord forces a tenant to leave a rental home.
• notice — A formal warning that tells someone something will happen within a set number of days.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.