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DemocratBill · H.R. 5340· House(119-HR-5340)

To prohibit the disclosure of records by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of individuals for the purposes of immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.

Rep. Vargas
Age: 65 years
California
Introduced
9/11/2025
Last activity
9/11/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsored by
Juan Vargas
Cosponsors
Democrat - 34Republican - 0
Housing and Community Development
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

H.R. 5340 prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from disclosing individual records for immigration enforcement purposes. Disclosure is only allowed if there is prior consent from the individual or a written request made in a language they are proficient in. The bill also prevents the Secretary from forcing public housing agencies to share such records. Additionally, the Secretary must provide a report to Congress within 90 days regarding compliance, record security, and past sharing practices.

Yes· 3 of 11

  • Would immigrants be better off under this?+10

    Directly protects immigrants from having their housing records used for deportation or enforcement purposes.

  • Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+10

    Prevents the government from sharing personal housing records for law enforcement purposes without consent.

  • Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?+8

    High positive impact for Hispanic populations who are disproportionately affected by immigration enforcement in public housing.

The opposite

  • Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-5

    The bill actively limits the ability of the government to use HUD data for domestic immigration surveillance.

  • Does this tighten control of the border?-5

    The bill restricts the sharing of data used for immigration enforcement.