Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1996

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Introduced

27 September 1996

Last action

4 October 1996 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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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Timeline

27 September 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 September 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 September 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 1996
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee

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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
us · 104-hr-4235 · source updated 21 August 2025