Bill funds maps of unfair housing rules from the past.
S. 5579 — Mapping Housing Discrimination Act · Filed by Tina Smith (D-MN) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives $5 million each year to colleges. Colleges find old housing records with unfair racial rules dating back to 1850. Colleges work with local governments to collect these records. They send the records to HUD. HUD puts all records into one free searchable list. Anyone can use it to see where unfair housing rules happened.
Who it affects
Citizens can search a free public record of unfair housing rules. Colleges and colleges that serve mostly students from groups that faced unfair treatment can apply for grants. Local governments help collect the records.
One thing to notice
Colleges can delay sharing their data before it goes public. HUD may prefer to give grants to certain colleges, but does not have to.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 29, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- HUD — The federal office that handles housing and cities.
- searchable list — A large organized collection of facts stored so people can find what they need.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (11,495 characters) on Oct 13, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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