Expressing support for the recognition of September 26, 2023, as "World Contraception Day" and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding global and domestic access to contraception.
- Last Action
- 9/29/2023
Actions
- 2023-01-09Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2023-01-09Introduced in House
- 2023-01-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-09 (00)
Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2023 or the Housing Fairness Act of 2023
This 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 FY2027 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.Cosponsors (10)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing discrimination
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Military personnel and dependents
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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