End Junk Fees for Renters Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2148 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2148 To prohibit owners of covered dwelling units from assessing or collecting certain fees from tenants, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2025 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit owners of covered dwelling units from assessing or collecting certain fees from tenants, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``End Junk Fees for Renters Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate regulator.--The term ``appropriate regulator'' means-- (A) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, with respect to covered dwelling units described in-- (i) paragra…