5th District Congresswoman Jahana Hayes is opposed to a proposal from the Administration to roll back the 2015 Fair Housing rule, citing high homeless levels across the country. 

The rule says that if a community receives money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the municipality needs to have a real plan to address racial discrimination in housing.  Hayes says Congress should focus on reducing housing segregation. 

The proposed HUD rule would redefine fair housing standards to place more emphasis on improving housing choice rather than reducing discrimination. It would reduce regulatory burdens and eliminate the assessment tool used to map racial segregation under the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule.  According to HUD, simplifying the process for cities to meet fair housing requirements would help them meet their civil rights obligations.

But housing advocates caution the plan would substantially weaken fair housing enforcement, leading to a resurgence of racial segregation across the country.