118th Congress Housing and Community Development
H.R. 68: Housing Fairness Act of 2023
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Summary
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 FY2027 the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, which supports organizations that provide direct assistance to individuals who have been victims of housing discrimination.
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Additionally, HUD must implement a grant program to assist public and private nonprofit organizations in (1) conducting comprehensive studies on the causes or effects of housing discrimination and segregation, and (2) implementing pilot projects that test solutions to help prevent or alleviate housing discrimination and segregation.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Joyce Beatty D-OH
- Ted Lieu D-CA
- Lizzie Fletcher D-TX
- Garland Barr R-KYWithdrawn Sep 14, 2023
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Dwight Evans D-PA
- Vicente Gonzalez D-TX
- Ilhan Omar D-MN
- Jimmy Panetta D-CA
- Ed Case D-HI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Al Green SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
- 2Garland BarrCosponsored; withdrew cosponsorship2 events−10
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History
- Introduced in the House by Al Green.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.