Restoring Fair Housing Protections Eliminated by Trump Act of 2025

This legislation seeks to reverse recent administrative actions that have significantly weakened fair housing enforcement and protections. It explicitly amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) mission to prioritize creating strong, sustainable, and inclusive communities, ensuring quality affordable homes for all, and building communities free from discrimination. A central provision of the bill requires the Secretary of HUD to repeal the interim final rule on "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Revisions" issued in March 2025. Instead, the Secretary must issue a new rule defining "affirmatively furthering fair housing" as taking meaningful actions to overcome segregation, foster inclusive communities, address housing disparities, and replace segregated living patterns with integrated ones. This duty extends to all housing and urban development activities. Furthermore, the bill mandates a comprehensive review within 180 days of fair housing complaints involving digital platforms or artificial intelligence , such as in advertisement delivery, tenant screening, or mortgage underwriting. This review will analyze trends, assess the sufficiency of current laws, and outline steps to combat such discrimination. To enhance transparency, the Secretary must also develop and quarterly update a publicly available database detailing all received fair housing complaints, disaggregated by protected class, complaint type, and resolution status, including those referred to other agencies.