3.0.0 284 2023-01-11T13:20:59Z 2023-01-11T13:20:59Z House H HR 2011-01-12 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:H.R. 284.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 1); CommerceClause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 3); Necessary and Proper Clause(Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18).[Page H203]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Referred to 2011-03-23T15:52:52Z Referred to 2011-01-12T15:05:00Z 2011-03-23 hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Committee 2011-01-12 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2011-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2011-01-12 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2011-01-12 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2011-01-12 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2011-01-12 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-01-12 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2011-01-12 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2011-01-12 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2011-01-12 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2011-01-12 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2011-01-12 True D000327 Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] NORMAN DICKS D WA 6 2011-01-12 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2011-01-12 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2011-01-12 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2011-01-24 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2011-03-02 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2011-03-02 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] Jerry McNerney D CA 11 2011-03-02 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2011-03-02 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2011-03-02 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-17] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 17 2011-03-02 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2011-03-02 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2011-03-31 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2011-03-31 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2011-06-23 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2011-08-01 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2011-08-01 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2011-08-01 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2011-08-01 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2011-08-01 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2011-08-01 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2011-11-01 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2012-02-01 False H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] Janice Hahn D CA 36 2012-02-06 False Housing and Community Development 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 Housing and Community Development 00 2011-01-12 Introduced in House 2011-02-22T19:10:37Z 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 Display Title Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr284ih/xml/BILLS-112hr284ih.xml 2011-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.