United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2836 (106th)
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1999
Introduced
9 September 1999
Last action
17 September 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1999 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to state that: (1) nothing in such Act shall be construed to make the expression of an opinion or the seeking of redress from public authority a violation of such Act; and (2) a party shall not be liable for engaging in litigation or administrative proceedings unless done so for an improper purpose, or not supported by evidence or warranted by existing law. (Sec. 3) Requires specificity of complaint. (Sec. 4) States that a provision of State or local law shall not be construed to violate fair housing provisions if the alleging party has not first exhausted State remedies. (Sec. 5) Provides that familial status protection shall apply to persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption and certain foster children. (Sec. 6) States that fair housing provisions shall not prevent local control of residential uses.
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Timeline
9 September 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 September 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 September 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 September 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 September 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2836
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2836
- us · 106-hr-2836 · source updated 20 August 2025