legislation: 104-hr-4235
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| 104-hr-4235 | 104 | hr | 4235 | Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1996 | Housing and Community Development | 1996-09-27 | 1996-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13] | PA | R | F000332 | 0 | Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends the Fair Housing Act with respect to discriminatory housing practices to: (1) limit civil litigation to intending tenants; (2) require the practice to be intentionally discriminatory; (3) exempt from liability publishers (such as newspapers) that reasonably rely on presented advertising material; and (4) award litigation costs to prevailing parties. | 2025-08-21T20:15:13Z |