A "dear colleague letter" from Rep. Al Green (TX) requesting other members of Congress support H.R. 284, the Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2011. May 10, 2011
Letter to Congressional Black Caucus members from Rep. Parren Mitchell (MD) with summary of CBC-sponsored Urban Policy Roundtable held in October 1977. October 31, 1977
Rep. Cardiss Collins (IL) submits to the Congressional Record a copy of a statement Rep. Shirley Chisholm (NY) made before the House Judiciary Committee. Chisholm's statement outlines Congressional Black Caucus support of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979 (H.R....
Press release announcing letter sent by Rep. Barbara Lee (CA) and 51 other members of Congress to key members of House Appropriation Committee asking for an increase in funding for programs preventing housing discrimination. Note: original webpage did not include...
Rep. Joyce Beatty's (OH) remarks at Public Housing Authority Directors Association Legislative Forum in Washington, DC. September 10, 2013
Sen. Edward Brooke (MA) addresses Congressional debate over the inclusion of the Fair Housing Act as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. February 7, 1968
As part of his remarks in the Congressional Record, Rep. William Dawson (IL) urges approval of a Fair Housing Board to enforce title IV of the act. He also argues that the choice to exempt a large percentage of the nation's housing would mean the act would do little...
Press release announcing committee approval of Rep. Al Green's (TX) Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2010. Designed to strengthen fair housing enforcement, the bill included language authorizing funding for...
Rep. Augustus Hawkins (CA) and Rep. John Conyers (MI) join other members of Congress to debate the Civil Rights Act of 1967 - legislation submitted by President Lyndon B. Johnson for Congressional Consideration. February 16, 1967
Letter to members of Congress supporting the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Signed by Nestor Weigand, President of the National Association of Realtors; Steve Driesler Sr. Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Association of Realtors; Benjamin...
Press release announcing Rep. Al Green's (TX) introduction of two pieces of legislation including the Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Ac, also known as the Housing Fairness Act, to authorize funding for a...
Rep. Parren Mitchell's (MD) recommendations on ways to mitigate the negative aspects of the proposed Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (S. 3066). August 15, 1974