To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes.

HR 5909 requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create a system allowing tenants to report condemned federally assisted rental housing to HUD within six months of the bill's enactment. It authorizes HUD to impose civil penalties of up to $50,000 on owners of such condemned housing. The bill applies to housing covered under multiple federal programs, including public housing, Section 8 vouchers, low-income housing tax credits, and veterans' housing programs. This law directly affects tenants (who can report unsafe conditions) and housing owners (who may face fines for unaddressed condemnation issues).