US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB68

Introduced
1/3/25  

Caption

Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2025 or the Housing Fairness Act of 2025This 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 FY2028 the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, which supports organizations that provide direct assistance to individuals who have been victims of housing discrimination.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.

Congress_id

119-HR-68

Policy_area

Housing and Community Development

Introduced_date

2025-01-03

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

US S01130

Protects renters using a housing subsidy or voucher, or receiving public assistance from discrimination by the housing provider based on such renters' income or use of such housing subsidy, voucher or public assistance.

US A04120

Protects renters using a housing subsidy or voucher, or receiving public assistance from discrimination by the housing provider based on such renters' income or use of such housing subsidy, voucher or public assistance.

US SB274

Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect

US SR151

Urging The Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Department Of Human Services' Homeless Programs Office, Statewide Office On Homelessness And Housing Solutions, And Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Create A Housing Ladder Program To Help Individuals And Families Graduate Into Unsubsidized Housing.

US SCR160

Urging The Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Department Of Human Services' Homeless Programs Office, Statewide Office On Homelessness And Housing Solutions, And Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Create A Housing Ladder Program To Help Individuals And Families Graduate Into Unsubsidized Housing.

US HB573

Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect

US SB802

Housing finance and development: Sacramento Area Housing and Homelessness Agency: Multifamily Housing Program: Homekey: Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program.

US H8105

Amends the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act to clarify housing-status enforcement, ban discriminatory housing notices, align state law with federal standards and remove a ban on public discussion of fair housing cases.

US S2592

Amends the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act to clarify housing-status enforcement, ban discriminatory housing notices, align state law with federal standards and remove a ban on public discussion of fair housing cases.

US H8274

Amends the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act to clarify housing-status enforcement, ban discriminatory housing notices, aligns state law with federal standards and removes a ban on public discussion of fair housing cases.

Similar Bills

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