Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 48
- Latest action
- Mar 5, 2026
What it does
The Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026 would amend the Fair Housing Act to add survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and severe forms of trafficking in persons as a protected class, prohibiting discrimination in housing based on that status. It would update definitions in the Fair Housing Act and related civil rights statutes to include terms like domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, coercion, and survivor, drawing from existing federal laws such as the Violence Against Women Act and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The bill also clarifies that assistance programs designed to help survivors secure housing are permissible and preserves survivors’ rights to…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Adelita Grijalva
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Alma Adams
- André Carson
- Angie Craig
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Danny Davis
- Darren Soto
- Debbie Dingell
- Deborah Ross
- Delia Ramirez
- Dina Titus
- Donald Davis
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Norton
- Frank Mrvan
- Frederica Wilson
- Glenn Ivey
- Gwen Moore
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jennifer McClellan
- Jim Costa
- Jonathan Jackson
- Josh Riley
- Joyce Beatty
- Judy Chu
- Lois Frankel
- Madeleine Dean
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Nanette Barragán
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Pramila Jayapal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ritchie Torres
- Ro Khanna
- Robin Kelly
- Sanford Bishop
- Steve Cohen
- Summer Lee
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Sylvia Garcia
- Ted Lieu
- Wesley Bell
- William Keating
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.