United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4019 (104th)
Fair Housing Reform and Freedom of Speech Act of 1996
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
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
4 September 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 September 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 September 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 1996
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 September 1996 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. White, Rick [R-WA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4019
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/4019
- us · 104-hr-4019 · source updated 21 August 2025