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Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.

Introduced: January 31, 2007 Introduced by: Cleaver, Emanuel Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 31, 2007
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents is inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

Commends: (1) California for taking a lead role in removing such covenants from housing documents; and (2) the states of Kansas and Washington, and the Missouri State Senate, for passing legislation to do so too.

Urges the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) disseminate information regarding the removal of racially restrictive covenants from housing documents; (2) report to Congress on the number of complaints regarding such covenants; and (3) include the number of such covenants in the annual Fair Housing Report of data on each state.

Urges states to enact laws that: (1) will more readily permit property owners to remove racially restrictive covenants from their property documents; and (2) require homeowner associations to strike such covenants from governing documents.

What's happening now March 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 9, 2007
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 7, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 28, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2007
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 27, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 27, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 14, 2007
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 118: Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-118/
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"H. Res. 118: Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-118/.
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H. Res. 118, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-118/.
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[H. Res. 118: Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-118/)
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