H.R. 5788: Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-06 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2020

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Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take actions related to reporting and investigating housing-related discrimination and harassment, particularly sexual harassment. Specifically, HUD must include in its annual report to Congress tabulations of complaints of discriminatory housing practices filed with HUD or a fair housing assistance program in the preceding year. These tabulations must identify whether a complaint alleged discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status. HUD must consider a complaint of sexual harassment under the category of discrimination based on sex and must include a separate tabulation of the total number of sexual harassment complaints filed. Additionally, DOJ must establish an initiative to investigate and prosecute allegations of housing-related sexual harassment.

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Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2020

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Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · 7 cosponsors

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David P. Joyce (R-OH), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5788.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5788 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116