US Congress House Bill 1963 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against or regarding survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault in: the sale or rental of housing and related activities, residential real estate-related transactions, and the provision of real estate brokerage services. This bill declares that nothing in the Act shall prohibit federal, state, or local government or other assistance or a preference program designed to assist or benefit domestic violence or sexual assault survivors in seeking, securing, or maintaining dwellings, shelters or any other form of housing. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is amended to prohibit intimidation in fair housing tranactions regarding survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault.

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-04-05	House	Introduced in House

SB858 (Related) 2017-04-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1963/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1963/BILLS-115hr1963ih.pdf