HR8944Referred to Committee

Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-05-20

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

David J. Taylor

Republican · OH · Representative

Votes with party: 97.8% (554 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (4)

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Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

2026-05-20

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2026-05-20

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would prevent the Department of Housing and Urban Development from using "disparate impact" analysis—a legal tool that identifies policies causing unequal housing outcomes for protected groups even without intentional discrimination—when making decisions about housing programs and enforcement. This would affect renters, homebuyers, and housing providers by changing how the department investigates and addresses potential discrimination in lending, rental practices, and housing policies. The change would limit one method the agency currently uses to enforce fair housing laws.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8944 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8944 To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from considering disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Mr. Taylor (for himself, Mr. Collins, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Rulli, and Mr. Van Epps) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from considering disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERATION OF DISPARATE IMPACT. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not consider disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. <all>

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