H.R. 4237: Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021
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H.R. 4237: Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-29 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021
Plain summary
Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021 This bill generally expands the rights of tenants in federally assisted housing. Specifically, the bill allows tenants to place rent in an escrow account in the event that a housing project is found to be in violation of certain housing standards; seek judicial enforcement of specified housing agreements; and access information related to a housing project, including the ownership, specified reports, and contracts. The bill also provides for continuing rental assistance payments for tenants if the property is in foreclosure.
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Official text
Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · 14 cosponsors
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Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4237.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr4237 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117