[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 621 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 621

    To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to 
  prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to members of the 
                             Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2003

  Mr. Rangel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to 
  prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to members of the 
                             Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINTATION IN THE RENTAL OF HOUSING TO 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    Section 300 of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 
(50 U.S.C. App. 530) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e) Whoever knowingly discriminates against a person in the 
military service in the rental of a dwelling because of the person's 
status as a person in the military service, or attempts to do so, shall 
be fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for 
not to exceed one year, or both.''.
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