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S. 858 · 115th Congress

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

6 cosponsors · 6 D

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 5, 2017

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017

This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against or regarding survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault in:

  • the sale or rental of housing and related activities,
  • residential real estate-related transactions, and
  • the provision of real estate brokerage services.

This bill declares that nothing in the Act shall prohibit federal, state, or local government or other assistance or a preference program designed to assist or benefit domestic violence or sexual assault survivors in seeking, securing, or maintaining dwellings, shelters or any other form of housing.

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is amended to prohibit intimidation in fair housing tranactions regarding survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017

Latest action (Apr 5, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Policy area: Housing and Community Development · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 5, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.