I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6382 
To provide assistance for fair housing enforcement activities associated with 
the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2020 
Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. CLEAVER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide assistance for fair housing enforcement activities 
associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Housing Enforce-
ment Emergency Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVID-19 EMERGENCY PERIOD. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘COVID-19 emer-
gency period’’ means the period that begins upon the date 
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of the enactment of this Act and ends upon the date of 
the termination by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency of the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by 
the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) 
relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
pandemic. 
SEC. 3. FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) FHIP; FHAP.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
ensure that fair housing organizations and State and 
local civil rights agencies have sufficient resources to 
deal with expected increases in fair housing com-
plaints, to investigate housing discrimination, includ-
ing financial scams that target protected classes, as-
sociated with or resulting from the COVID-19 pan-
demic, and during such pandemic, there is author-
ized to be appropriated for contracts, grants, and 
other assistance— 
(A) $55,000,000 for the Fair Housing Ini-
tiatives Program under section 561 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 
1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a); and 
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(B) $35,000,000 for the Fair Housing As-
sistance Program under the Fair Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.). 
Amounts made available pursuant to this paragraph 
may be used by such organizations and agencies to 
establish the capacity to and to carry out activities 
and services by telephone and online means, includ-
ing for individuals with limited English proficiency 
and individuals with a disability in accordance with 
requirements under the Americans With Disabilities 
Act of 1990. 
(2) PRIVATE
ENFORCEMENT
INITIATIVE.—In 
entering into contracts for private enforcement ini-
tiatives under 561(b) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(b)) 
using amounts made available pursuant to para-
graph (1)(A) of this subsection, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall give priority 
to applications from qualified fair housing enforce-
ment organizations that have at least 2 years of fair 
housing testing experience. 
(3) 3-YEAR AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts made 
available pursuant paragraph (1) that are allocated 
for a grantee and remain unexpended upon the expi-
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ration of the 3-year period beginning upon such allo-
cation shall be recaptured by the Secretary. 
(b) OFFICE OF FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPOR-
TUNITY.—There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$200,000,000 for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development for costs of fully staffing such Office to en-
sure robust enforcement of the Fair Housing Act during 
the COVID-19 pandemic, including ensuring that— 
(1) assistance provided under this Act is pro-
vided and administered in a manner that affirma-
tively furthers fair housing in accordance with the 
Fair Housing Act; 
(2) such Office has sufficient capacity for in-
take of housing discrimination complaints by tele-
phone and online mechanisms, including for individ-
uals with limited English proficiency and individuals 
with a disability in accordance with requirements 
under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 
and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 794); and 
(3) such Office has the capacity to respond to 
all housing discrimination complaints made during 
the COVID-19 pandemic within time limitations re-
quired under law. 
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