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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8944

Introduced

Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026

Sponsor
RDavid J. Taylor· Ohio
Introduced
May 20, 2026
Policy area
Housing and Community Development
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.May 20, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8944 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8944

To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 
considering disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 20, 2026

Mr. Taylor (for himself, Mr. Collins, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Rulli, and Mr. Van 
Epps) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 
considering disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERATION OF DISPARATE IMPACT.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not consider 
disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development.
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