In CommitteeFiled Sep 29, 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 29, 2026
Summary
The bill funds competitive grants to colleges, especially minority‑serving schools, to locate, digitize and map historic deeds, covenants and laws that show housing discrimination since 1850. The resulting data must follow uniform standards and be posted online for free public use. It aims to document past discrimination, support research, and inform fair‑housing enforcement.
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