On October 9, 2026, the Housing Justice Center submitted comments opposing a HUD proposed rule that would remove long-standing civil rights protections governing every program HUD funds.

The proposed rule, published August 10, 2026, would delete from HUD’s Title VI regulations every provision that reaches practices producing unjustified discriminatory effects, including how federally assisted housing is sited, the general prohibition on criteria and methods of administration that have a discriminatory effect, and the requirement that recipients act to overcome the effects of their own past discrimination.

By HUD’s own account, the agency distributed roughly $170 billion through more than 9,800 grants and subsidies between 2023 and 2025, and opened or closed more than a thousand Title VI investigations and compliance reviews in that period.

We’ve asked HUD to withdraw the proposed rule, as it is inconsistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and HUD’s duty under the Fair Housing Act, and fails as a matter of law under the Administrative Procedure Act. Our full comment:

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