PRINTER'S NO. 645
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
105
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY CAPPELLETTI, SAVAL, DILLON, HUGHES, SCHWANK,
TARTAGLIONE, KANE, HAYWOOD, FONTANA, SANTARSIERO, COMITTA,
FARRY, COSTA AND BREWSTER, APRIL 25, 2023
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 25, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2023 as "National Fair Housing
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Fair Housing Act, enacted April 11, 1968, one of
the most important components of our national civil rights
policy, prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of
race, national origin, religion, sex, family status and
disability; and
WHEREAS, This landmark piece of legislation continues to
serve as a powerful statement about the values of equality,
equity and dignity that we strive to uphold and the places where
we still have work to do to fulfill our promise as a nation; and
WHEREAS, Access to quality housing is the foundation for
achieving better educational, employment and health outcomes, as
well as one of the most important ways that families build
wealth that can be passed down through generations; and
WHEREAS, Acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal
housing opportunity are repugnant to a common sense of decency
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and fairness; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Affordable Housing Act offers
additional protections beyond the Federal Fair Housing Act and
certain local fair housing ordinances expand protections based
on sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, source
of income and other protected classes; and
WHEREAS, Despite the work of Federal, State and local
agencies in reducing housing discrimination using the Fair
Housing Act and other important laws, we have a long way to go
to ensure safe, decent and affordable housing for all
Pennsylvanians; and
WHEREAS, People of color are significantly more likely than
white people to experience evictions and homelessness, the
result of centuries of structural racism that continues today,
and we cannot address racial inequities without addressing
housing; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of April 2023
as "National Fair Housing Month" in Pennsylvania.
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