Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025

This bill would change the federal Fair Housing Act to ban housing discrimination based on a person's source of income, veteran status, or military status. Source of income would include Section 8 vouchers and other housing assistance, Social Security and SSI benefits, Railroad Retirement benefits, court-ordered support such as child support, payments from trusts or relatives, and other lawful income such as savings and investments. The new protections would apply to renting and selling homes, home lending, and brokerage services, and to federal criminal penalties for intimidation in fair housing cases. State and local agencies already certified to handle fair housing complaints would stay certified for 40 months, with a possible extension of up to 6 months.

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Sponsors

• Scott H. Peters Democrat sponsor
• 23 cosponsors