Search Results: keywords:"thurmond amendment"

  • S. 5111 — To amend the Fair Housing Act to repeal the Thurmond amendment.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:172

    S. 5111, also known as the "Fair Future Act," aims to amend the Fair Housing Act by repealing the Thurmond amendment. The bill proposes to strike paragraph (4) from Section 807(b) of the Fair Housing Act and renumber the previous paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). This...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5111 wants to change a law about fair housing by taking out a part called the "Thurmond amendment," but doesn't say why or what might happen next. It's like taking a piece out of a puzzle without explaining why it's important.

  • H. R. 9694 — To amend the Fair Housing Act to repeal the Thurmond amendment.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:163

    H. R. 9694, also known as the “Fair Future Act,” proposes to amend the Fair Housing Act by repealing the Thurmond amendment. Specifically, it aims to remove paragraph (4) from Section 807(b) of the Act and to renumber the subsequent paragraph. This bill was introduced in the...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9694, also called the “Fair Future Act,” wants to change a part of the Fair Housing Act by removing something called the Thurmond amendment, which means they are taking away a rule in the law that has to do with housing. This change is being talked about in a special group in the House of Representatives called the Committee on the Judiciary.