Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020

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Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020

This bill provides support for fair housing enforcement during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public-health emergency. Specifically, the bill

  • authorizes additional grants under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program and the Fair Housing Assistance Program, both administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);
  • authorizes additional staffing for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to respond to fair housing complaints arising out of the emergency;
  • authorizes the office to carry out a national media campaign to inform the public of expanded housing rights during the emergency; and
  • requires HUD to prohibit owners of federally assisted dwellings from showing occupied units to prospective tenants during the emergency.
Congress
116
Number
HR - 6382
Introduced on
2020-03-24
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/24/2020
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
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House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020

This bill provides support for fair housing enforcement during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public-health emergency. Specifically, the bill

  • authorizes additional grants under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program and the Fair Housing Assistance Program, both administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);
  • authorizes additional staffing for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to respond to fair housing complaints arising out of the emergency;
  • authorizes the office to carry out a national media campaign to inform the public of expanded housing rights during the emergency; and
  • requires HUD to prohibit owners of federally assisted dwellings from showing occupied units to prospective tenants during the emergency.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo provide assistance for fair housing enforcement activities associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Policy Areas
Housing and Community Development
Potential Impact
Cardiovascular and respiratory health•
Congressional oversight•
Department of Housing and Urban Development•
Disability and paralysis•
Emergency medical services and trauma care•
Employee hiring•
Executive agency funding and structure•
Foreign language and bilingual programs•
Fraud offenses and financial crimes•
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management•
Government information and archives•
Government studies and investigations•
Housing and community development funding•
Housing discrimination•
Infectious and parasitic diseases•
Landlord and tenant•
Public contracts and procurement

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/20/2020

Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020

This bill provides support for fair housing enforcement during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public-health emergency. Specifically, the bill

  • authorizes addi...
Latest Action3/24/2020
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the co...