House Bill 6760
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Fair Housing Further Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 8, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6760
Congress
116
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
Housing and Community Development
Primary focus of measure is home ownership; housing programs administration and funding; residential rehabilitation; regional planning, rural and urban development; affordable housing; homelessness; housing industry and construction; fair housing. Measures concerning mortgages and mortgage finance may fall under Finance and Financial Sector policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
May 8, 2020
05/08/2020
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.
05/08/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:58 PM