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15 statements about Fair Housing Enforcement from 13 members since Jan 3, 2025.
Statements per week mentioning Fair Housing Enforcement, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. Hover a dot for the member and headline; click a dot to search for that headline. Click a week to set the dates below. Sep 15, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025.
Most active on Fair Housing Enforcement · Sep 15 – Dec 7
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Filed amicus brief opposing HUD's $46 million cut to fair housing enforcement organizations.
“Congress intended FHIP to foster a nationwide network of private organizations, like Plaintiffs, that can aid the federal government in uncovering and eliminating housing discrimination.”
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Filed amicus brief opposing HUD's $46 million cut to fair housing enforcement organizations.
“Congress intended FHIP to foster a nationwide network of private organizations, like Plaintiffs, that can aid the federal government in uncovering and eliminating housing discrimination.”
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Secured $1 million in federal funding for security improvements at Staten Island public housing.
“This horrific crime underscores the need for Albany to revisit Raise the Age and ensure young offenders accused of serious violent crimes are held accountable. This case should be in Criminal Court before a Criminal Judge, not before a Family Court Judge appointed by soft-on-crime Bill de Blasio.”
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Sent letter to HUD demanding protection of Fair Housing Initiatives Program funding.
“The Fair Housing Initiatives Program was created by Congress to protect Americans from housing discrimination and ensure that vulnerable communities have access to safe, stable, and equitable housing.”
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Congresswoman Escobar Urges TCEQ to Provide More Information on Marathon Refinery Incident
Sent letter to state environmental agency requesting information on Marathon Refinery emissions incident.
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Led 50 colleagues in letter to HUD expressing concern about Fair Housing Act enforcement cuts.
“These actions will lead to devastating outcomes for our nation’s most vulnerable populations, including veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, domestic violence survivors, families with children, people of color, and more.”
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Introduced bill to protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination.
“As a fair housing attorney, I’ve seen firsthand the impact that accessing safe, affordable housing can have on families and communities”
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Velázquez Raises Concerns to Walmart Over Puerto Rican Real ID Rejection
Sent letter to Walmart CEO requesting investigation into Puerto Rico ID rejection.
“We believe that, just as Mr. Rivera’s identification would be accepted at an airport or a restricted federal facility, it should be accepted at every one of your stores”
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Booker, Casten Reintroduce Legislation Banning Inequitable Calculations of Civil Damages
Reintroduced bill banning race and gender considerations in civil damages calculations.
“Nobody should be granted lower civil damages because of their gender, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation”
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Denounced Trump administration's termination of fair housing enforcement grant to Delaware nonprofit.
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Booker, Collins Reintroduce Bipartisan CROWN Act to Ban Hair Discrimination
Introduced bipartisan bill banning discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles.
“Everyone, regardless of their race or background, should be able to show up every day to school or work or life and embrace their racial identity without fear of prejudice or bias”
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Senator Booker Reintroduce CROWN Act to Outlaw Race-Based Hair Discrimination
Reintroduced CROWN Act to prohibit race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
“We cannot control the way our hair grows out of our head any more than we can control the color of our skin”
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Rep. Smith Hosted Roundtable on the Impact on Minority Contractors due to Trump’s Executive Orders
Criticized Trump's revocation of Executive Order 11246 protecting minority contractors in federal contracting.
“President Trump’s executive order revoking EO 11246, under the guise of promoting ‘meritocracy,’ does the exact opposite—it reinstates a system where federal contracts disproportionately favor one group while ignoring the talents and capabilities of countless qualified minority-owned businesses”
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Held press conference on HUD findings of racial discrimination in Hurricane Harvey relief funds.
“For too long, equitable access to recovery resources has been wittingly or unwittingly withheld from communities of color, leaving these communities struggling to recover. The DOJ has a duty to investigate HUD’s shocking allegations of intentional discrimination.”
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Criticized HUD findings that Texas General Land Office discriminated against communities of color in Hurricane Harvey aid.
“I stand with these families, and I share their outrage. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice must immediately hold the state accountable and make this right.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to Fair Housing Enforcement by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.