# 116-hr-5531: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2019

116-hr-5531, Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5531
- Congress: 116
- Title: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2019-12-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2019 This bill prohibits discrimination against survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault in the sale or rental of housing and other related real estate activities.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-865: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5531 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5531)

## Related
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- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-865: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-865)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5531 (as of 2025-11-18).