Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2020 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by everyday Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion, particularly during the COVID–19 pandemic.

H. Res. 946 · 116th Congress · May 1, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

supports the goals and values of the 52d anniversary of the enactment of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and the 32d anniversary of the enactment of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–430; 102 Stat. 1619);

(2)

supports efforts to strengthen and increase fair housing enforcement, education, and protections, particularly during the COVID–19 pandemic;

(3)

supports activities to recognize and celebrate the important historical milestones represented by the anniversaries of the enactments of the Fair Housing Act and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988; and

(4)

encourages all people and levels of government to rededicate themselves to the enforcement and the ideals of fair housing laws.

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May 1, 2020viewing Introduced in House Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Waters, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Bass, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Sires, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Adams, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Fudge) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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