# 116-hr-6760: Fair Housing Further Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020

116-hr-6760, Fair Housing Further Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX); status Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6760
- Congress: 116
- Title: Fair Housing Further Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Housing Further Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020 This bill provides support for fair housing enforcement during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill authorizes additional grants under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program and the Fair Housing Assistance Program, both administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); authorizes additional staffing for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to respond to fair housing complaints arising out of the emergency; authorizes the office to carry out a national media campaign to inform the public of expanded housing rights during the emergency; and requires HUD to prohibit owners of federally assisted dwellings from showing occupied units to prospective tenants during the emergency.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7993: Promoting and Advancing Communities of Color through Inclusive Lending Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6760 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6760)

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- [116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8352)
- [116-hr-8160: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8160)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
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