[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8269 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8269
To bring parity to the collection of housing data with respect to key
demographics not currently captured in Federal data sets and thereby to
enhance accountability and transparency in the evaluation of housing
and housing programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 1, 2022
Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To bring parity to the collection of housing data with respect to key
demographics not currently captured in Federal data sets and thereby to
enhance accountability and transparency in the evaluation of housing
and housing programs, and for other purposes.
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 ``Parity, Accountability, and
Transparency in Housing Data Act of 2022'' or the ``PATH Data Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL SURVEYS ON HOUSING DISCRIMINATION.
(a) Annual Surveys.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall conduct such surveys, on an annual basis, as necessary to
determine the levels of discrimination in housing practices throughout
the United States on the basis of protected classes under the Fair
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), including single, partnered, and
married persons' sexual orientation or gender identity (in this section
referred to as ``SOGI''), or both.
(b) Collection of Data.--Data shall be collected in a manner to
identify the intersectionalities of protected characteristics under the
Fair Housing Act identified by survey participants with other protected
characteristics, as well as age (disaggregated in increments of 5 years
of age).
(c) Reports.--Not later than June 1 of each calendar year, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress, and make such report
publicly available on a website of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, setting forth the findings of the Secretary, with respect
to levels of discrimination occurring in the preceding calendar year,
as determined by the surveys conducted for such preceding year.
(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
(1) Gender identity.--The term ``gender identity'' means,
with respect to an individual, such individual's sense of being
male, female, transgender, or another gender, as distinct from
the individual's sex assigned at birth.
(2) Sexual orientation.--The term ``sexual orientation''
means, with respect to an individual, how such individual
identifies in terms of their emotional, romantic, or sexual
attractions, and includes identification as straight,
heterosexual, gay, lesbian, or bisexual, among other
identifications.
SEC. 3. COLLECTION OF DATA.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act is amended by
inserting after section 12 (42 U.S.C. 3537a) the following new section:
``SEC. 13. COLLECTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.
``(a) Collection by HUD.--Whenever the Secretary collects any
demographic data, whether under or pursuant to any program, survey,
study, form, or other activity, including the Rental/Homebuyer/
Homeowner Rehab Set-Up Report form for the HOME Program under title II
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12721 et seq.), the American Healthy Homes Survey conducted by the
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, and any forms involved
in the programs for rental assistance under section 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), the Secretary shall
collect and make available, to the same extent that demographic data is
collected and made available, information regarding sexual orientation
and gender identity of the same individuals about which demographic
data is collected.
``(b) Collection by Recipients and Grantees.--The Secretary shall
require that any recipient or sub-recipient of assistance within the
jurisdiction of the Department (as such term is defined in section
102(m) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of
1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545(m))), including any State or agency or office
thereof, unit of local government or agency or office thereof, public
housing agency, non-profit or for-profit organization, and any other
official or entity, that collects any demographic data under, pursuant
to, or in connection with any project, program, initiative, survey,
study, form, or other activity conducted with such assistance, such
recipient shall collect and make available, to the same extent that
demographic data is collected and made available, information regarding
sexual orientation and gender identity of the same individuals about
which demographic data is collected.
``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
``(1) Demographic data.--The term `demographic data' means
information about the race or ethnicity, sex, and age of a
program or survey participant or population.
``(2) Gender identity.--The term `gender identity' means,
with respect to an individual, such individual's sense of being
male, female, transgender, or another gender, as distinct from
the individual's sex assigned at birth.
``(3) Sexual orientation.--The term `sexual orientation'
means, with respect to an individual, how such individual
identifies in terms of their emotional, romantic, or sexual
attractions, and includes identification as straight,
heterosexual, gay, lesbian, or bisexual, among other
identifications.''.
SEC. 4. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall develop and
implement a program to promote the new forms developed for reporting of
information pursuant to section 2 of this Act and section 13 of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (as added by the
amendment made by section 3 of this Act) to prospective recipients of
the forms.
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