The Fair Housing Act (FHA): A Legal Overview
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- S 5118th Congress
Equality Act
Jun 21, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- S 1909114th Congress
Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2015
Jul 30, 2015 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- HR 6220115th Congress
Restoring Fair Housing Protections Eliminated by HUD Act of 2018
Aug 2, 2018 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- S 5065116th Congress
Economic Justice Act
Dec 18, 2020 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7713-7806)
- HR 1431118th Congress
Landlord Accountability Act of 2023
Mar 7, 2023 · Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
- HR 15118th Congress
Equality Act
Jun 21, 2023 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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.
- HR 2846118th Congress
Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2023
Apr 25, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 2918118th Congress
Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2023
Apr 26, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 3746118th Congress
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Jun 3, 2023 · Became Public Law No: 118-5.
- HR 4439118th Congress
Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2023
Jun 30, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 5860118th Congress
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
Sep 30, 2023 · Became Public Law No: 118-15.
- HR 697118th Congress
Justice for All Act of 2023
Feb 1, 2023 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
- S 1267118th Congress
Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2023
Mar 12, 2024 · Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
- S 1293118th Congress
Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2023
Apr 26, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- HR 1314114th Congress
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Nov 2, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-74.