US Congress House Bill 149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-17 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 548.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for testing to detect housing discrimination and awards grants to study the causes and effects of such 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 increases funding for the fair housing initiative program in FY2020-FY2024. Additionally, HUD shall implement a grant program to assist public and private nonprofit organizations in (1) conducting comprehensive studies of the causes and effects of housing discrimination and segregation on education, poverty, and economic development or on veterans and military personnel; and (2) implementing pilot projects that test solutions to help prevent or alleviate housing discrimination and segregation.

Housing Fairness Act of 2020

Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-17	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 548.
2020-12-17	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-664.
2020-02-28	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 25.
2020-02-28	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-02-27	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/149/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr149/BILLS-116hr149ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr149/BILLS-116hr149rh.pdf