H.R.7856

Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026 protects survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking from housing discrimination.

The Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026 amends the Fair Housing Act to protect survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and severe forms of trafficking in persons from housing discrimination. The bill adds these survivors as a protected class under the Fair Housing Act, prohibiting discrimination in housing based on their status. It also ensures that survivors can recover for other forms of discrimination under the Act. The bill highlights the challenges survivors face in securing housing and the economic and social costs of domestic and sexual violence.