# 117-hres-1078: Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2022 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by everyday Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability, and religion, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

117-hres-1078, Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2022 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by everyday Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability, and religion, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-1078
- Congress: 117
- Title: Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2022 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by everyday Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability, and religion, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2022-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2022 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by everyday Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability, and religion, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-1078 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1078)

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