Skip to main content
HR 7238 115th Congress House

Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018

Official title: To prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 10, 2018 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Employee hiringEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnesses
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Housing discriminationLabor-management relationsMarketing and advertisingNational Guard and reservesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 10, 2018
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action December 10, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018

This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate based on an individual's military service and amends the Fair Housing Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to prohibit housing discrimination against members of the uniformed services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Bera, Ami
California · Dec 10, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Dec 10, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 10, 2018
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7238: Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7238/
MLA
"H.R. 7238: Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7238/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7238, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7238/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 7238: Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7238/)
Report a problem