Housing Fairness Act of 2007

To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes.

6/28/2007--Introduced.
Housing Fairness Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to:
(1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan;
(2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and
(3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to reauthorize the fair housing initiatives program. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should:
(1) fully comply with such Act's requirements to establish, design, and maintain a national education and outreach program for the development and dissemination of the fair housing rights of individuals who seek to rent, purchase, sell, or facilitate the sale of a home;
(2) use all amounts appropriated for such program; and
(3) promulgate regulations on the fair housing obligations of each recipient of federal housing funds to affirmatively further fair housing. Directs the Secretary to implement a competitive matching grant program to assist private nonprofit organizations in:
(1) conducting comprehensive studies of specified aspects of the causes and effects of housing discrimination and segregation; and
(2) implementing pilot projects that test solutions to help prevent or alleviate housing discrimination and segregation.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
• and 60 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. William Jefferson [D, LA-2]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
  • Rep. Stephanie Jones [D, OH-11]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. James Walsh [R, NY-25]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
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Committees

• House Financial Services

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2926

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June 28, 2007

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• Jun 28, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• Introduced on Jun 28, 2007.

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• Housing
• Administrative procedure
• Budgets
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• Congressional reporting requirements
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
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• Fair housing
• Federal aid to housing
• Finance
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• Governmental investigations
• Law
• Mortgages
• Nonprofit organizations
• Social services

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