S. 2827

119 S2827 IS: Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-17
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2827
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  September 17 (legislative day,
  September 16), 2025
  Mr. Kaine  (for himself,  Mr. Schiff ,  Mr.
  Padilla ,  Mr. Van Hollen ,
  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Mrs. Gillibrand ,  Ms.
  Klobuchar ,  Ms. Smith ,
  Mr. Murphy ,  Mr.
  Merkley ,  Mr. Bennet ,
  Mr. Sanders ,  Mr.
  Fetterman ,  Mrs. Murray , and
  Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  A BILL
To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination based on source of
  income, veteran status, or military status.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibiting housing discrimination based on source of income, veteran status, or
  military status
(a)
In general
The Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq. ) is amended—
(1)
in section 802 ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ), by adding at the end the following:
(p)
 Military status  means the status of a person as a member of the uniformed services, as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
(q)
 Source of income  includes—
(1)
a housing voucher under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ) and any form of Federal, State, or local housing assistance provided to a person or family or provided to a housing owner on behalf of a person or family, including—
(A)
rental vouchers;
(B)
rental assistance;
(C)
rental subsidies from nongovernmental organizations; and
(D)
homeownership subsidies;
(2)
income received as a monthly benefit under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ), as a supplemental security income benefit under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq. ), or as a benefit under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231 et seq. ), including any such benefit to which the individual is entitled for which payment is made to a representative payee;
(3)
income received by court order, including spousal support and child support;
(4)
any payment from a trust, guardian, conservator, cosigner, or relative; and
(5)
any other lawful source of income or funds, including savings accounts and investments.
(r)
 Veteran status  means the status of a person as a former member of the Armed Forces.
  ;
(2)
in section 804 ( 42 U.S.C. 3604 )—
(A)
by inserting  source of income, veteran status, military status,  after  familial status,  each place that term appears; and
(B)
in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:
(10)
Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit any entity from providing or otherwise making available any services or other assistance to individuals receiving Federal, State or local housing assistance.
  ;
(3)
in section 805 ( 42 U.S.C. 3605 )—
(A)
in subsection (a), by inserting  source of income, veteran status, military status,  after  familial status, ; and
(B)
in subsection (c), by inserting  source of income, veteran status, military status,  after  handicap, ;
(4)
in section 806 ( 42 U.S.C. 3606 ), by inserting  source of income, veteran status, military status,  after  familial status, ;
(5)
in section 808(e)(6) ( 42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6) ), by inserting  source of income, veteran status, military status,  after  handicap, ; and
(6)
in section 810(f) ( 42 U.S.C. 3610(f) ), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
(4)
During the period beginning on the date of enactment of the  Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025  and ending on the date that is 40 months after such date of enactment, each agency certified for purposes of this title on the day before such date of enactment shall, for purposes of this subsection, be considered certified under this subsection with respect to those matters for which the agency was certified on that date. If the Secretary determines in an individual case that an agency has not been able to meet the certification requirements within this 40-month period due to exceptional circumstances, such as the infrequency of legislative sessions in that jurisdiction, the Secretary may extend such period by not more than 6 months.
  .
(b)
Prevention of intimidation in fair housing cases
Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3631 ) is amended by inserting  source of income (as defined in section 802), veteran status (as defined in section 802), military status (as defined in section 802),  before  or national origin  each place that term appears.