S 769 United States Senate · 117th Congress

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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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
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upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

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