HR 6932
110th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
First Amendment rights
Housing discrimination
Real estate business
Religion
Freedom of Religious Expression in the Home Act of 2008
Introduced: September 17, 2008
Introduced by:
Nadler, Jerrold
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 17, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Freedom of Religious Expression in the Home Act of 2008 - Amends the Fair Housing Act with respect to discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices.
Makes it unlawful to establish a rule or policy that prevents a person from displaying, on the basis of that person's religious belief, a religious symbol, object, or sign on the door, doorpost, entrance, or otherwise on the exterior of that person's dwelling, or that is visible from the exterior of that dwelling, unless the rule or policy is reasonable and is necessary to prevent significant damage to property, physical harm to persons, a public nuisance, or similar undue hardship.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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