HR 7856 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026

Latest action · Mar 5, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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. IntroducedMar 5, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 49

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-INFrank J. MrvanOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-CARo KhannaOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMar 5, 2026
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-CATed LieuOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-MOWesley BellOriginalMar 5, 2026
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickMar 12, 2026
D-NYJosh RileyMar 12, 2026
D-AZAdelita S. GrijalvaApr 2, 2026
D-MNAngie CraigJul 20, 2026
D-TXChristian D. MenefeeOct 9, 2026
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesOct 9, 2026

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 5, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 5, 2026Referred 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: Pursuant to the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 42, March 5, 2026, page H2473.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4006Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026Identical billMar 5, 2026

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, sexual violence, and sex trafficking under the Fair Housing Act.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2026Introduced in House

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