United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 291 (115th)
Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
Introduced
27 April 2017
Last action
2 May 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Supports: (1) the goals and values of the 49th anniversary of the enactment of the Fair Housing Act and the 29th anniversary of the enactment of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and (2) activities to celebrate the historical milestones represented by such anniversaries.
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Timeline
27 April 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 April 2017 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/291
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hres/291
- us · 115-hres-291 · source updated 6 December 2025