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Housing Fairness Act of 2021

Introduced: June 3, 2022 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 22, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 24.
Jun 22, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2021 or the Housing Fairness Act of 2021

This bill expands efforts to detect and address housing discrimination.

Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must conduct a nationwide testing program to (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of prospective renters, homebuyers, or mortgage borrowers; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, homebuyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets.

The bill also reauthorizes through FY2025 the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, which supports organizations that provide direct assistance to individuals who have been victims of housing discrimination.

Additionally, HUD shall implement a grant program to assist public and private nonprofit organizations in (1) conducting comprehensive studies of the causes and effects of housing discrimination and segregation on education, poverty, and economic development or on veterans and military personnel; and (2) implementing pilot projects that test solutions to help prevent or alleviate housing discrimination and segregation.
What's happening now June 22, 2022

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 24.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 21
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 12, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Sep 14, 2022
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 2, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 2, 2022
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 28, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 14, 2022
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 7, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 7, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Jun 3, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 24, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· May 16, 2022
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 13, 2022
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 26, 2022
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Aug 6, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 19, 2021
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Jul 1, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 1, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 1, 2021
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 1, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 16, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 68: Housing Fairness Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-68/
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"H.R. 68: Housing Fairness Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-68/.
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H.R. 68, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-68/.
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