H.R. 6760
Referred to CommitteeFair Housing Further Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020
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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.
5/8/2020 • House
Summary
Fair Housing Further 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.
Introduced in House • 5/8/2020
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May 8, 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 committee concerned.
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