HR 3030 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

HOME Act of 2011

Latest action · Oct 21, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 22, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act of 2011 or HOME Act of 2011 - Amends the Fair Housing Act, with respect to prohibited discrimination in housing sales and rentals, residential real estate-related transactions, and brokerage services, to specify that the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin basis of discrimination may be actual or perceived. Adds to the list of prohibited actual or perceived bases sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, and source of income.

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968, with respect to prohibited intimidation, interference, or injury of individuals, to specify that the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin basis of discrimination may be actual or perceived. Adds also to the list of prohibited actual or perceived bases sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income.

Redefines "discriminatory housing practice" to specify that the definition: (1) applies regardless of whether the discriminatory practices occur pre- or post-acquisition; and (2) includes a failure to comply with administrative requirements of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including related regulations, in a manner affirmatively to further nondiscrimination policies.

Redefines "familial status" to include individuals (under age 18) residing with: (1) a foster parent or another person having lawful physical custody of such individuals; or (2) anyone standing in loco parentis of such individuals (currently, the designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the parent's or other person's written permission).

Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to grant the Attorney General pre-litigation subpoena power if there is reason to believe that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or information relevant to an investigation under the respective Act.

Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination against credit applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race or color, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

States that discrimination against a person because of a handicap includes the failure, in connection with a real estate-related transaction, to make reasonable accommodations for such persons.

Revises the limitations on filing complaints and commencing civil actions by certain individuals alleging discriminatory housing practices to deem that the failure to design and construct a dwelling that meets requirements for reasonable modifications for handicapped persons shall continue (and with it the alleged discriminatory housing practice) until such time as the dwelling conforms to them.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2011 to Aug 2, 2012; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-COJared PolisOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalSep 22, 2011
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJan 31, 2012
D-NJSteven R. RothmanFeb 3, 2012
D-CTJames A. HimesMar 13, 2012
D-OREarl BlumenauerJul 18, 2012
D-CAJackie SpeierJul 26, 2012
D-CAMichael M. HondaAug 2, 2012

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 22, 2011
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Oct 12, 2011
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Sep 22, 2011
Housing and Insurance Subcommittee
Referred Oct 21, 2011
Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee
Referred Oct 21, 2011

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 21, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
  2. Oct 21, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
  3. Oct 12, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  4. Sep 22, 2011Introduced in House
  5. Sep 22, 2011Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Art. 1, sec. 8, cl. 3 (``To regulate Commerce . . . among the several States'', and cl. 18 (``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof''.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6414.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
95-710The Fair Housing Act (FHA): A Legal Overview ArchivedReportFeb 2, 2016

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1605HOME Act of 2011Identical billSep 22, 2011

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
HOME Act of 2011
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2011Introduced in House

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