3.0.0 285 2022-11-15T16:32:53Z 2022-11-15T16:32:53Z House H HR 2013-01-15 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:H.R. 285.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority to enact this legislation canbe found in:General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 1)Commerce Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 c1.3)Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18)Constitutional analysis is a rigorous discipline which goesfar beyond the text of the Constitution, and requiresknowledge of case law, history, and the tools ofconstitutional interpretation. While the scope of Congress'powers is an appropriate matter for House debate, the listingof specific textual authorities for routine Congressionallegislation about which there is no legitimate constitutionalconcern is a diminishment of the majesty of our FoundingFathers' vision for our national legislature.[Page H172]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-01-15T15:02:50Z 2013-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2013-01-15 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2013-01-15 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2013-01-15 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2013-01-15 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2013-01-15 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2013-01-15 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2013-01-15 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2013-01-15 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-01-15 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2013-01-15 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2013-02-04 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2013-02-04 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 46 2013-02-04 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-02-04 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2013-02-04 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2013-03-05 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2013-03-13 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2013-03-14 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2013-07-17 False H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] Janice Hahn D CA 44 2014-03-26 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 2013-01-15 Introduced in House 2013-02-15T17:38:14Z Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2013 or Housing Fairness Act of 2013 - Directs 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.]]> Housing Fairness Act of 2013 Display Title Housing Fairness Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Housing Fairness Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2013 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 2013-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr285ih/xml/BILLS-113hr285ih.xml 2013-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 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.