Protect Local Independence in Housing Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3145
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2015-07-21
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Local Independence in Housing Act of 2015</b></p> <p>Amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit its provisions from being construed to prohibit conduct resulting in a disparate impact on a class protected by such Act unless the person engaging in that conduct intended that impact.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3145 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Fair Housing Act to clarify congressional intent that the prohibitions of that Act do not extend to conduct that results in a disparate impact on a protected class unless the person engaging in that conduct intends that impact.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Local Independence in Housing Act of 2015 . 2. Disparate impact cases under the Fair Housing Act Section 804(f) of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3604(f) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (10) Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit conduct resulting in a disparate impact on a class protected by this title unless the person engaging in that conduct intended that impact. .