Ronald Reagan · 1981-1989 term
Congress passes and President signs the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 amended federal fair-housing law by expanding coverage to include disability and familial status, strengthening administrative and civil enforcement mechanisms, and revising available remedies and procedures under Title VIII.
Latest reviewed action recorded: Sep 13, 1988
Original Promise
The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 amended federal fair-housing law by expanding coverage to include disability and familial status, strengthening administrative and civil enforcement mechanisms, and revising available remedies and procedures under Title VIII.
Action Timeline
Actions document what the federal government did. Outcomes below describe what changed, and each source list shows where the public record comes from.
Sep 13, 1988
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 becomes law
Congress enacted, and the President signed, amendments to Title VIII that expanded the Fair Housing Act's coverage and strengthened federal enforcement procedures and remedies.
Outcomes
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Housing Outcome
The Fair Housing Amendments Act strengthened fair-housing enforcement by expanding administrative and civil remedies and revising procedures under federal housing-discrimination law.
Measured or documented impact: The Act strengthened fair-housing enforcement by expanding administrative and civil remedies and revising procedures under federal housing-discrimination law.
Black community impact: The amendments improved the enforceability of federal fair-housing protections that Black Americans could invoke against housing discrimination, even though discriminatory housing patterns and unequal access to housing persisted.
Evidence strength: Strong
Linked sources: 2
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