3.0.0 149 2023-01-11T13:34:38Z 2023-01-11T13:34:38Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:H.R. 149.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:General Welfare Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1)Commerce Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3)Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)Appropriations Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 9, Cl. 7)[Page H50]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-03T17:01:45Z Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 115 5785 HR 2018-05-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2017-02-01 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-02-01 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-02-01 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2017-02-01 False R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2017-02-01 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2017-06-20 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2017-06-20 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-06-20 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2017-06-20 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2017-07-06 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2017-07-25 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2017-07-25 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2017-07-25 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-10-12 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2017-10-12 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2018-04-10 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2018-07-24 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 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2020-08-24T17:21:56Z Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2017 or the Housing Fairness Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department 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.

The Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 is amended 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.

Private entities that formulate or carry out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices must be nonprofit in order to be eligible for contracts to establish or support education and outreach programs.

HUD shall 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 2017 Display Title Housing Fairness Act of 2017 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 Housing Fairness Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr149ih/xml/BILLS-115hr149ih.xml 2017-01-03 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.