United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4235 (104th)
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1996
Introduced
27 September 1996
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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Summary
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends the Fair Housing Act with respect to discriminatory housing practices to: (1) limit civil litigation to intending tenants; (2) require the practice to be intentionally discriminatory; (3) exempt from liability publishers (such as newspapers) that reasonably rely on presented advertising material; and (4) award litigation costs to prevailing parties.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 September 1996
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Introduced in House · EN · 27 September 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 September 1996
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4235
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/4235