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Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020
2/8/2022, 11:17 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 6382
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.
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Current Status of Bill HR 6382
Bill HR 6382 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 24, 2020. Bill HR 6382 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on March 24, 2020. Bill HR 6382's most recent activity was 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 committee concerned. as of March 24, 2020
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 6382
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
3Democrat Cosponsors
3Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 6382
Primary Policy Focus
Housing and Community DevelopmentPotential Impact Areas
- 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
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 6382
Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020
To provide assistance for fair housing enforcement activities associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 6382
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