I thank Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman for joining me in co-leading this important effort to protect fair housing. Discrimination does not disappear simply because we stop enforcing the laws designed to confront it. Fair housing protections exist because people have been denied homes and opportunities because of their race, disability, family status, and other forms of unlawful discrimination. We cannot allow those protections to be quietly dismantled. HUD must follow the law, comply with the court, and uphold its obligation to protect the people it was created to serve.
Work to protect fair housing protections and prevent HUD from dismantling enforcement against housing discrimination.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Al Green co-led a September 1, 2026 letter to HUD Secretary Scott Turner about FHIP, asking HUD to comply with a federal court order, rescind FY 2025 and FY 2026 FHIP funding notices, and keep nonprofit fair-housing organizations eligible.
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HUD's current FHIP page lists FY2026 opportunities, including FHOI with about $50.1 million and five expected awards, and PEI with about $13.55 million and thirteen expected awards.
Assessments
Green took concrete same-term federal oversight action by co-leading a September 2026 letter pressing HUD to protect FHIP eligibility and enforcement capacity against housing-discrimination program changes. However, the evidence does not show HUD rescinded the disputed funding notices or that enforcement protections were actually preserved, so the promise is not fully delivered.