,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4 
,clay 7for himself and ,mr4 ,david      
,scott of ,georgia7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,financial        
,services1 and in addition to the       
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,recognizing the challenges1            
achievements1 and significant           
contributions of women and minorities in
 the fields of housing1 housing finance1
 and community development4  ,whereas   
,president ,lyndon ,baines ,johnson     
signed the ,fair ,housing ,act into law 
in #aifh which prohibits discrimination 
in the sale1 rental1 or financing of    
housing based on race1 color1 religion1 
national origin1 sex1 familial status1  

and handicap to counter pervasive1      
systemic1 and debilitating franchised   
racism2 ,whereas public and private     
investment and the economic health and  
stability of communities are influenced 
by housing opportunity2 ,whereas women  
and minorities have been historically   
excluded in housing2 ,whereas women and 
minorities have been historically       
underrepresented in housing2 ,whereas   
months after ,congress passed a landmark
 law directing the ,federal ,government 
to dismantle segregation in the         
,nation's housing1 ,president ,nixon's  
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development ,george ,romney began      
working to implement a plan to use the  
law to its fullest effect to reverse    
past discrimination and institute fair  
housing in a low-key manner2 ,whereas   
home ownership and stable housing       
amongst women and minorities bring      
significant economic benefits to        
communities2 ,whereas more women are    
living independently or serving as heads

 of households today than when the ,fair
 ,housing ,act became law1 with women   
compromising nearly #bj percent of home 
buyers today2 ,whereas evidence from the
 ,international ,monetary ,fund suggests
 that adding women to the labor market  
will increase overall productivity and  
stimulate wage growth for both women and
 men2 ,whereas a recent study found that
 increased diversity of leadership teams
 in business resulted in #ai percent    
higher revenue due to innovation1 a     
substantial factor in tech companies1   
startups1 and industries of the future2 
,whereas historic and systemic racial   
barriers to wealth building and the     
implication this has had for home       
ownership left many in cities across    
,america vulnerable to displacement and 
economic isolation2 and ,whereas lack of
 housing opportunity contributes to the 
continued racial wealth gap3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
significant contributions and importance

 of representation of women and         
minorities in housing2  7#b7 encourages 
increased participation of women and    
minorities in housing and related       
fields2 and  7#c7 will look to promote  
diversity1 policies1 and robust         
investment in programs which serve to   
countermand historic segregation        
perpetrated against women and           
minorities4