2529-AB07 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2529 Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity FHEO 2500 Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Removing Criminal Conviction Restrictions for Testers in FHIP and FHAP Funded Testing Programs (FR-6355)

Through this Proposed Rule, HUD seeks to eliminate the tester restrictions for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grantees currently contained in 24 CFR 125.107(a), and for Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) grantees currently contained in 24 CFR 115.311(b), which forbid FHIP and FHAP grantees from using fair housing testers with prior felony convictions or convictions of crimes involving fraud or perjury. HUD makes this proposal in accordance with Secretary Marcia Fudge’s April 12, 2022 Memorandum, Eliminating Barriers That May Unnecessarily Prevent Individuals with Criminal Histories from Participating in HUD Program, to make HUD’s programs as inclusive as possible for people with criminal records and to ensure that FHIP and FHAP grantees are able to fully investigate potentially discriminatory criminal background screening policies by using testers with actual criminal backgrounds.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 24 CFR 115 24 CFR 125 42 U.S.C. 3601-19 42 U.S.C. 3616 note, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) No NPRM 11/00/2023 No No None No No No No Demetria McCain Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 2529 Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity FHEO 202 402-7861 451 7th Street SW, Washington DC 20410