,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #b1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,housing and ,urban ,development to     
create a database of owners of          
properties receiving tenant-based       
assistance1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,bad ,landlord ,database ,act of   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,oversight of landlord      
compliance with housing quality         
standards ,section #h of the ,united    
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7ee7 ,housing
 choice voucher landlord database  7#a7 
,establishment ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
subsection1 the ,secretary shall1 in    
cooperation with all public housing     

agencies1 create a database of owners of
 properties receiving tenant-based      
assistance1 which shall include-- 7,a7 a
 comprehensive list of all properties   
owned by each owner that are receiving  
or have previously received tenant-based
 assistance2  7,b7 for each property    
listed under subparagraph 7,a71 the     
identity of any private individual or   
entity that has the legal right to lease
 or sublease dwelling units within the  
property2  7,c7 a comprehensive list of 
all actions taken by the ,secretary and 
any public housing agency against an    
owner for violations of the terms of a  
housing assistance payments contract    
related to the property or of the       
housing quality standards established   
under subsection 7o77#h77;,b72 and  7,d7
 a comprehensive list of all previous or
 ongoing litigation related to the      
programs authorized under subsection 7o7
 between the owner and any public       
housing agency4  7#b7 ,public           
disclosures  7,a7 ,in general ,the      

,secretary shall maintain and make      
available to the public a list1 using   
information from the database           
established under paragraph 7#a71 of all
 owners of properties receiving         
tenant-based assistance1 which shall    
include-- 7i7 the identity of any       
private individual or entity that has   
the legal right to lease or sublease    
dwelling units within each property2    
7ii7 all actions described to in        
paragraph 7#a77;,c72 and  7iii7 all     
litigation described in paragraph       
7#a77;,d74  7,b7 ,privacy ,any          
information made available under        
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 shall be made   
available in a manner that protects the 
privacy of current and former tenants of
 the properties2 and  7ii7 shall not    
include1 and where appropriate shall    
redact1 the addresses of the properties 
and dwelling units owned by the owners  
or other personally identifiable        
information of tenants4  7#c7 ,penalty  
,any property owner who knowingly       

provides misleading or inconsistent     
information to the ,secretary or public 
housing agencies1 or to units of general
 local government or other entities     
approved by the ,secretary to conduct   
inspections under subsection 7o77#aa71  
relating to the database established    
under paragraph 7#a7 with the intent to 
undermine transparency or avoid         
sanction1 shall be guilty of a violation
 of section #ajab of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 and shall be prohibited  
thereafter from being awarded any       
contract by the ,federal ,government4   
7#d7 ,inspector ,general  7,a7          
,investigations ,the ,inspector ,general
 of the ,department of ,housing and     
,urban ,development may investigate any 
suspected or alleged effort by an owner 
to circumvent the data collection needs 
identified by the ,secretary to carry   
out this subsection by providing        
misleading or inconsistent information4 
7,b7 ,report ,not later than #b years   
after the date of enactment of this     

subsection1 the ,inspector ,general of  
the ,department of ,housing and ,urban  
,development shall issue a report       
documenting obstacles to maintaining    
consistent records within the database  
established under paragraph 7#a71       
including-- 7i7 deficiencies in         
information submissions by owners2  7ii7
 inconsistent documentation by public   
housing agencies2 and  7iii7 legal      
restructuring or renaming of ownership  
entities by owners with the intent to   
evade transparency4  7#e7 ,audits and   
assessments ,not later than #b years    
after the date of enactment of this     
subsection1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 
audit the performance of public housing 
agencies with the requirements under    
this subsection2 and  7,b7 update the   
section #h management assessment program
 of the ,department of ,housing and     
,urban ,development to consider         
compliance with the requirements under  
this subsection4  4