H.R. 6209 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6209 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2018Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Fair Housing Act to provide that it is unlawful for any person engaging in a residential real estate-related transaction to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because all or part of the person’s income derives from a source located in Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Mortgage lenders prohibited from discriminating against individuals with income derived from a source located in Puerto Rico Section 805(a) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3605(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or because all or part of the person’s income derives from a source located in Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States.