US Congress House Bill 284 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2011 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to require that only qualified private nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations receive funds under the fair housing initiatives program for investigations of violations of the rights granted under the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Requires the design of the national education and outreach program to provide for the development and dissemination of websites and other media outlets among its fair housing media products. Requires private entities that formulate or carry out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices to be nonprofit in order to be eligible for contracts to establish or support education and outreach programs and to support community-based education and outreach activities. Requires the Secretary to establish minimum standards for the training of testers of organizations funded with any amounts made available under this Act. Directs the Secretary to implement a competitive matching 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.

Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2011

Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
2011-01-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/284/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr284/BILLS-112hr284ih.pdf