United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1963 (115th)
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017
Introduced
5 April 2017
Last action
1 May 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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 or sexual assault survivors in seeking, securing, or maintaining dwellings, shelters or any other form of housing. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is amended to prohibit intimidation in fair housing tranactions regarding survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault.
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Timeline
5 April 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 May 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 April 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1963
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1963
- us · 115-hr-1963 · source updated 5 December 2025