HR 6209
115th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Caribbean area
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
To amend the Fair Housing Act to provide that it is unlawful for any person engaging in a residential real estate-related transaction to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because all or part of the person's income derives from a source located in Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced: June 25, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jun 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit, in real estate-related transactions, discrimination against an individual on the basis that the individual's income is derived from a source located in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1