House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Housing Fairness Act of 2021

H.R. 68Introduced Jan 4, 2021Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Sponsor: Rep. Al Green D-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 4, 2021
Committee actionJun 22, 2022
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 22, 2022 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 24.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 68.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 68, Housing Fairness Act of 2022” on November 17, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported on June 22, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 17, 2022 ↗
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November 17, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 68, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 15, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GREEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 2, January 4, 2021, Page H52):
General Welfare Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl.1) Commerce Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3) Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18) Appropriations Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 9, Cl. 7)
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 4, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 68, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/68
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 15, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 15, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

28 cosponsors — 28 Democrats

0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI), William Keating (D-MA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Al Lawson (D-FL), Mike Levin (D-CA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), David Scott (D-GA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Norma Torres (D-CA), Lori Trahan (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Al Green.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-9 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.