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HR 5788 116th Congress House

Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Fair Housing Act to require a complaint of sexual harassment be annually reported to Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 2020 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Assault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationHousing discriminationSex offenses
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Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 6, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take actions related to reporting and investigating housing-related discrimination and harassment, particularly sexual harassment.

Specifically, HUD must include in its annual report to Congress tabulations of complaints of discriminatory housing practices filed with HUD or a fair housing assistance program in the preceding year. These tabulations must identify whether a complaint alleged discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status. HUD must consider a complaint of sexual harassment under the category of discrimination based on sex and must include a separate tabulation of the total number of sexual harassment complaints filed.

Additionally, DOJ must establish an initiative to investigate and prosecute allegations of housing-related sexual harassment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Nov 17, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 6, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Feb 6, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5788: Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5788/
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"H.R. 5788: Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5788/.
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