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Supporting Fair Housing Act and Recognizing Fair Housing Month

This House Resolution supports the Fair Housing Act, which protects against discrimination in housing based on race, sex, origin, or disability. It emphasizes the need to strengthen these protections, especially during the pandemic, to ensure equal housing opportunities for all citizens. The goal is to prevent discrimination in renting, buying, or obtaining mortgages.
Key points
Support for laws protecting against housing discrimination, including based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Highlighting issues of discrimination in mortgage access and property appraisals, particularly for minorities.
Encouragement to strengthen enforcement and education on fair housing to increase equal opportunities for everyone.
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Additional Information
Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2022 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by everyday Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability, and religion, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Print number: HRES 1078
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Process start date: 2022-04-29