House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026
Official title: To provide protection for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and sex trafficking under the Fair Housing Act.
Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 5, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7856.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 42, March 5, 2026, Page H2473):Pursuant to the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 5, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 88 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7856, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7856
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
49 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 47 Democrats
2 of 49 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donald Davis (D-NC), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), William Keating (D-MA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and 19 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
- H.R. 2701 (119th) Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
- H.R. 4541 (119th) To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.
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- H.Con.Res. 69 (119th) Recognizing the 15th Anniversary of the January 8, 2011, Tucson, Arizona, shooting and honoring the survivors, victims, and former…
- H.R. 9944 (119th) TPS Review Act
Related bills
- S. 4006 (119th) Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.