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Bradley Schneider (D-IL)

Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2025

H.R. 3696 · House bill Housing and Community Development

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 52 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2025. It was introduced in the House of Representatives on June 3, 2025. The main goal of the bill is to extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act. Specifically, it protects people from suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation. It also adds definitions for gender identity and sexual orientation to the law. Additionally, it prevents intimidation in fair housing cases related to these protected groups.

Yes· 3 of 7

  • Scored +9

    Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?

    The bill specifically provides significant new legal protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in housing.

  • Scored +8

    Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?

    The bill explicitly extends fair housing protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

  • Scored +6

    Does this make housing cost less?

    By expanding protections, the bill helps ensure more equitable access to affordable housing for marginalized groups.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.