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Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020

This bill provides support for fair housing enforcement during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public-health emergency. Specifically, the bill

  • authorizes additional grants under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program and the Fair Housing Assistance Program, both administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);
  • authorizes additional staffing for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to respond to fair housing complaints arising out of the emergency;
  • authorizes the office to carry out a national media campaign to inform the public of expanded housing rights during the emergency; and
  • requires HUD to prohibit owners of federally assisted dwellings from showing occupied units to prospective tenants during the emergency.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-03-24IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2020-03-24IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2020-03-24IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
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Policy Area :

Housing and Community Development
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  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employee hiring
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Foreign language and bilingual programs
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Housing discrimination
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Landlord and tenant
  • Public contracts and procurement

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