Sec. 2. Prohibiting housing discrimination based on source of income

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The Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq. ) is amended— in section 802 ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ), by adding at the end the following: Source of income includes— current and future use of a tenant- or project-based housing voucher under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ) and any form of Federal, State, or local housing assistance provided to a person or family or provided to a housing owner on behalf of a person or family, including rental vouchers, rental assistance, down payment assistance, other homeownership assistance, assistance to cover housing costs, and other rental and homeownership subsidies, or guarantees or financial assistance provided through government and nongovernment organizations, including both receipt of such assistance and compliance with its terms thereof; income received as a monthly benefit under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ), as a supplemental security income benefit under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq. ), or as a benefit under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231 et seq. ) or income provided through Federal, State, or local governments or nongovernment organizations, or through any public or State-supported general or disability income assistance program or the terms of such income; income received by court order, including spousal support and child support; any payment from a trust, guardian, conservator, co-signer, or relative; and any other source of income or funds, including savings accounts and investments. ; in section 804 ( 42 U.S.C. 3604 )— by inserting source of income, after familial status, each place that term appears; and in section 805 ( 42 U.S.C. 3605 )— in subsection (a), by inserting source of income, after familial status, ; and in subsection (c), by inserting source of income, after handicap, ; in section 806 ( 42 U.S.C. 3606 ), by inserting source of income, after familial status, ; in section 807 ( 42 U.S.C. 3607 ), by adding at the end the following new subsection:

Nothing under this title shall be construed to prohibit any entity from providing a preference for veterans or based on veteran status in the sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith. ; in section 808(e)(6) ( 42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6) ), by inserting source of income, after handicap, ; and in section 810(f) ( 42 U.S.C. 3610(f) ), by striking paragraph

(4)and inserting the following: During the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Landlord Accountability Act of 2025 and ending on the date that is 40 months after such date of enactment, each agency certified for purposes of this title on the day before such date of enactment shall, for purposes of this subsection, be considered certified under this subsection with respect to those matters for which the agency was certified on that date. If the Secretary determines in an individual case that an agency has not been able to meet the certification requirements within this 40-month period due to exceptional circumstances, such as the infrequency of legislative sessions in that jurisdiction, the Secretary may extend such period by not more than 6 months. . Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3631 ) is amended by inserting source of income (as defined in section 802), before or national origin each place that term appears. There is authorized to be appropriated for contracts, grants, and other assistance— $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035 for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program under section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 ( 42 U.S.C. 3616a ); $47,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035 for the Fair Housing Assistance Program under the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq. ); and $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028 to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for a carrying out national media campaign to raise public awareness to help individuals understand their expanded rights under the Fair Housing Act and learn how to report incidents of housing discrimination.

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