# 119-s-4006: Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026

119-s-4006, Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4006
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4006
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Adds survivor status as a protected characteristic in federal housing law.** It would tie definitions to the Violence Against Women Act and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and extend related protections into Title IX enforcement. - Survivors and families: Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or severe trafficking would be explicitly protected from housing discrimination and intimidation based on survivor status. - Housing programs and providers: Public housing, shelters, and private landlords could design and run assistance or preference programs for survivors and must treat survivor status like other protected traits. - Enforcement and remedies: Housing and Title IX enforcement would recognize coercion and survivor status, and survivors would retain the right to bring other discrimination claims.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More housing rights for survivors: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would add survivor status (people who experienced or are perceived to have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or severe trafficking) as a protected class for housing. It would add clear definitions using existing VAWA and TVPA language, including dating violence, st…
- More protections for student survivors: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would add the Fair Housing Act definitions for domestic violence, sexual assault, severe trafficking, coercion, and survivor into Title IX. It would add 'coercion' to Title IX's intimidation language and bar intimidation based on survivor status at schools that get federal mone…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4006 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4006)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4006 (as of 2026-04-21).