Fair Housing Further Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 8, 2020)
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.
What just happenedMay 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.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 8, 2020
- May 8, 2020IntroReferralH11100
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.
Judiciary Committee - May 8, 2020IntroReferralH11100
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.
Financial Services Committee - May 8, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 8, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House