TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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HB-1625: TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018
Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017 [HB-1522]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the statute of limitations for civil liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to: (1) extend the period for an aggrieved person to bring an equal credit action to five years after the applicant knows or has notice that the applicant was a victim of discrimination (currently, five years after the violation); and (2) specify that the two-year period for an aggrieved person to bring a fair housing action excludes any time during which the aggrieved person
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HB-1522: Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/31/2017
Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 [HB-1447]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Housing Act (FHA) under the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to add sexual orientation and gender identity as classes protected against discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. (Currently, the FHA prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.) The bill defines: (1) "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without
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HB-1447: Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/21/2017
Equality for All Resolution of 2017 [HR-136]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Housing ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Equality for All Resolution of 2017 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are valuable, contributing members of society who deserve equal treatment under the law. Declares that: (1) discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is a serious problem; (2) existing federal protections are inadequate to ensure nondiscrimination; and (3) Congress should pass legislation that prohibits such discrimination in areas including credit, employment, education, federally
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HR-136: Equality for All Resolution of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act [HB-472]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to provide that nothing in federal law relating to protections for persons with disabilities prohibits a local, state, or federal government body from: requiring a reasonable minimum distance between residential recovery facilities within a particular area zoned for residential housing if such requirement is necessary to preserve the residential character of the area and allows for some of such facilities to be located within such area; and requiring that such a facility
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HB-472: Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017
Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 [HB-482]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 This bill nullifies: the final Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule entitled "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" and any successor rule substantially similar to it, and the notice relating to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool and any successor notice or rule substantially similar to it. No federal funds may be used to design, build, maintain, utilize, or provide access to a federal database of geospatial information on community racial disparities or disparities
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HB-482: Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/12/2017
Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 [S.103]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 This bill nullifies: the final Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule entitled "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" and any successor rule substantially similar to it, and the notice relating to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool and any successor notice or rule substantially similar to it. No federal funds may be used to design, build, maintain, utilize, or provide access to a federal database of geospatial information on community racial disparities or disparities
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S.103: Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/11/2017
Landlord Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-202]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Landlord Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to discriminate in connection with the rental of a dwelling because the current or prospective tenant holds a housing voucher for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. An owner of a dwelling unit available for rental may not take any action, or fail to take any action, with the intent to make the unit insufficiently decent, safe, sanitary, or inhabitable so that the dwelling fails to qualify for assistance within the
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HB-202: Landlord Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Housing Fairness Act of 2017 Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-149]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Housing Fairness Act of 2017 Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct 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
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HB-149: Housing Fairness Act of 2017 Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
You have voted HB-149: Housing Fairness Act of 2017 Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2017.
Equality Act [HB-2282]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Equality Act This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation. The bill defines: "sex" to include a sex stereotype, sexual orientation or gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics, regardless of the individual's
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HB-2282: Equality Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/02/2017
Equality Act [S.1006]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Religion ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disabilities ]
Equality Act This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation. The bill defines: "sex" to include a sex stereotype, sexual orientation or gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics, regardless of the individual's
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S.1006: Equality Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/02/2017
HR-291: Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/02/2017
You have voted HR-291: Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day 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..
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017 [S.858]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017 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
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S.858: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/05/2017