To amend the Fair Housing Act to protect servicemembers and veterans from housing discrimination, and for other purposes.
Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To amend the Fair Housing Act to protect servicemembers and veterans from housing discrimination, and for other purposes.
(a) Definitions- Section 802 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘(p) ‘Servicemember or veteran’ means an individual who serves or served in the Armed Forces, including in the National Guard or the Reserves (or in the National Guard in State status under title 32, United States Code), except that such term does not include an individual who was discharged or released from service under dishonorable conditions.’.
(b) Discrimination in the Sale or Rental of Housing and Other Prohibited Practices- Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘or because the person is a servicemember or veteran’ after ‘national origin’;
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘or because the person is a servicemember or veteran’ after ‘national origin’;
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘or because a person is a servicemember or veteran,’ after ‘national origin,’; and
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘, or because the person is a servicemember or veteran,’ after ‘national origin’.
(c) Discrimination in Residential Real Estate-Related Transactions- Section 805 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘or because the person is a servicemember or veteran’ after ‘national origin’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘, or familial status’ and inserting ‘familial status, or whether a person is a servicemember or veteran’.
(d) Discrimination in the Provision of Brokerage Services- Section 806 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is amended by inserting ‘or because a person is a servicemember or veteran’ after ‘national origin’.
(e) Religious Organization or Private Club Exemption- Section 807(a) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3607(a)) is amended, in the first sentence by inserting ‘or to persons who are not servicemembers or veterans’ after ‘national origin’.
(f) Administration- Section 808(e)(6) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6)) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting ‘(including whether such persons and households are or include servicemembers or veterans)’ after ‘persons and households’.
(g) Prevention of Discrimination- Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘, or because the person is a servicemember or veteran (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act),’ after ‘national origin’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘or because a person is a servicemember or veteran (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act),’ after ‘national origin,’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘or because a person is a servicemember or veteran (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act),’ after ‘national origin,’.
(h) Rule of Construction- The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
U.S. Congress - Text of S.3283 as Introduced in Senate Ending Housing Discrimination Against Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2012
