Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025
S 2827, the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025, expands the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination based on source of income, veteran status, and military status. It directly affects renters and homebuyers using housing assistance (like vouchers or Social Security benefits), veterans, and military members, while requiring landlords and housing providers to comply with these new protections. Key provisions explicitly add these categories to existing anti-discrimination clauses in the Fair Housing Act, defining "source of income" to include housing vouchers, government benefits, spousal support, and other lawful income streams. The bill also strengthens protections against intimidation in fair housing cases by adding these categories to existing civil rights language.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 17, 2025
Last action Sep 17, 2025
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Sep 17, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Sep 17, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
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Tim Kaine
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
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Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
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John Fetterman
DDemocratic
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
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