Housing Fairness Act of 2021
Summary
Housing Fairness Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 the Fair Housing Initiatives Program and revises program reporting requirements and organization eligibility requirements. The bill also allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to enter into agreements with certain organizations to test and investigate differential treatment and discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, and familial status. The results of these tests and investigations may be used as the basis for an enforcement action under specified fair housing laws. Additionally, HUD must establish a grant program for public and private nonprofit organizations to study housing discrimination and implement pilot projects to test solutions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 16, 2021
Last action Apr 13, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
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Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
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