{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=37430BD9-6321-4B42-840A-080920D0828D", "Hatch, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Veterans & Low-Income Families from Housing Discrimination", "2018-11-14", "2018", "2018-11", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Orrin Hatch", "H000338", "www.hatch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DCThis week, US Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced theFairHousing Improvement Act of 2018to protect veterans and low-income families fromhousingdiscrimination.Their bipartisan proposalwould expand theFairHousingAct'sprotections to prohibithousingdiscrimination based on source of income orveteranstatus, giving more families access to affordablehousingand a shot at economic mobility.\r\nHelping veterans and families lead lives ofdignity and independencehas long been amongmy top priorities,said Hatch.This bill is part and parcel to that legacy. It will put an end to the immoral housing discrimination againstveterans andothers who rely on veterans'benefits, social security disability,or other non-wage legal income.This bill will address the fact thatSource of Income is not a protected class under the Federal Fair Housing Act,therebyhelping to remove an unnecessary barrier facingUtah families and veterans on the pathto self-reliance.\r\nAs a fairhousinglawyer, I witnessed the pain experienced by families who were discriminated against as they searched for a home,Kaine said.Housingdecisions should be made on a potential tenant's merits, not harmful prejudices that hurt the nation's veterans and families in-need.TheFairHousingImprovement Actwill help us continue that long pursuit to protect all Americans from discrimination.\r\nBackground\r\nCongress provides vouchers to help 2.2 million veterans and low-income householdstolive in decent, stable private-markethousing.\r\nTheFairHousingImprovement Act of 2018is supported by the American Bar Association,HousingOpportunities Made Equal Virginia, Inc., National FairHousingAlliance, NationalHousingLaw Project, National Association ofHousingand Redevelopment Officials, National Low IncomeHousingCoalition, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals, and Virginia Poverty Law Center.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=37430BD9-6321-4B42-840A-080920D0828D"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.694905873388052, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}