HR 6211 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016

Introduced Sep 28, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 18, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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 28, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016

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.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2016 to Nov 16, 2016; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlan GraysonOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-NYGrace MengOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-WIMark PocanOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-FLPatrick MurphyOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-OHTim RyanOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-NHAnn M. KusterNov 14, 2016
D-NYBrian HigginsNov 14, 2016
D-CAJackie SpeierNov 14, 2016
D-CAJerry McNerneyNov 14, 2016
D-NYJose E. SerranoNov 14, 2016
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardNov 14, 2016
D-WADerek KilmerNov 16, 2016
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterNov 16, 2016
D-MNRichard M. NolanNov 16, 2016

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 28, 2016
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Oct 18, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 18, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. Sep 28, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Sep 28, 2016Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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: Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution: ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the forgoeing 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 Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 147, September 28, 2016, page H6105.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1963Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017Reintroduced BillMay 1, 2017
S 3164Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016Identical billJul 12, 2016

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide protection for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault under the Fair Housing Act.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2016Introduced in House

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