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H.R. 4019 (104th)

Fair Housing Reform and Freedom of Speech Act of 1996

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

4 September 1996

Last action

4 October 1996 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Sponsors

Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41], Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. White, Rick [R-WA-1], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]

Subjects

Housing

Source updated

21 August 2025

Housing

Summary

Fair Housing Reform and Freedom of Speech Act of 1996 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to permit a dwelling restriction relating to number of unrelated inhabitants, building proximity, or inhabitant's criminal record if such restriction's purpose is to limit land use to single family dwellings. States that such Act shall not be construed to apply to lawful activity, including a legal action, engaged in solely to: (1) achieve or prevent governmental action; or (2) receive a judicial interpretation of any provision of such Act.

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Timeline

  1. 4 September 1996

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 September 1996

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 September 1996

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 October 1996

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 4 September 1996

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  • Introduced in House (PDF)

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