H.R. 6932: Freedom of Religious Expression in the Home Act of 2008
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H.R. 6932: Freedom of Religious Expression in the Home Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-17 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Freedom of Religious Expression in the Home Act of 2008
Plain summary
Freedom of Religious Expression in the Home Act of 2008 - Amends the Fair Housing Act with respect to discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices. Makes it unlawful to establish a rule or policy that prevents a person from displaying, on the basis of that person's religious belief, a religious symbol, object, or sign on the door, doorpost, entrance, or otherwise on the exterior of that person's dwelling, or that is visible from the exterior of that dwelling, unless the rule or policy is reasonable and is necessary to prevent significant damage to property, physical harm to persons, a public nuisance, or similar undue hardship.
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Official text
Freedom of Religious Expression in the Home Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] · 24 cosponsors
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Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John R. Carter (R-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] reported raising $258,402 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6932.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6932 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110