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H.R. 6529: _____ Act of 2022

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H.R. 6529: _____ Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-01-28 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-01-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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

_____ Act of 2022

Plain summary

_____ Act of 2022 [ sic ] This bill requires each owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit to ensure that all interior corridor and stairwell access doors in the building containing the unit are self-closing doors. The owner is required to maintain these self-closing doors and any inspection by the Department of Housing and Urban Development must include inspection of the self-closing doors.

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · 1 cosponsors

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Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] reported raising $7.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6529 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117