[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2927 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2927

   To amend the Fair Housing Act regarding local and State laws and 
           regulations governing residential care facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 1996

Mr. Bilbray (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cunningham, and 
 Mr. Filner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Fair Housing Act regarding local and State laws and 
           regulations governing residential care facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 816 of the 
Fair Housing Act is amended by adding at the end ``Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to invalidate or limit any reasonable local or 
State law or regulation governing residential care facilities, 
including laws and regulations governing the proximity of such 
facilities to each other, the maximum allowable number of occupants, 
whether related or unrelated, of such a facility or other dwelling, or 
the ownership, use, or occupancy of a residential care facility by a 
convicted felon, registered sex offender, or reeovering drug addict. As 
used in this section, the term `residential care facility' means a 
building or place that is maintained and operated to provide sleeping 
accommodations, with or without food service, to disabled 
individuals.''.
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