Rep. Frost Introduces Fair Future Act to End Housing Bans for Past Drug Convictions
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 9694 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
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Property owners who rent out units would lose the specific legal exemption that currently allows them to deny housing based solely on drug manufacturing or distribution convictions. They would still be able to screen tenants using other lawful criteria but could no longer rely on this blanket carve-out in the Fair Housing Act. Some landlords may view this as a burden, while others already do not use this exemption.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Reps. Maxwell Frost and Ryan Mackenzie filed the Fair Future Act to strike a section of the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act. The measure would prevent the permanent denial of rental housing to over nine million Americans with prior drug convictions regardless of the offense's severity.
Rep. Maxwell Frost introduced the bipartisan Fair Future Act (HR 7765) to repeal a 1988 rule allowing landlords to deny housing based on past drug convictions. The bill aims to help those who have served their time find stable homes and reduce recidivism.
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Official Title
Fair Future Act
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