; Whereas less than 1 percent of violations of fair housing laws are reported each year; Whereas private nonprofit fair housing centers funded by the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) are on the frontline in the effort to resolve housing discrimination and train local housing providers on how to comply with the Fair Housing Act; Whereas, in 2017, approximately 28,843 housing discrimination complaints were filed, of which 20,595 complaints or approximately 70 percent were filed with local private nonprofit fair housing centers; Whereas the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funds State and local civil and human rights enforcement agencies to investigate and process housing discrimination complaints, conduct special enforcement projects, and take part in training and other projects designed to enhance the agency’s administration and enforcement of its fair housing law; Whereas while our Nation has made great strides in eliminating housing discrimination, families with children, women, people with disabilities, people of color, religious minorities, LGBTQ people, and low-income people on public assistance still face discriminatory barriers to housing; Whereas fair housing education and enforcement play a pivotal role in increasing housing choice and home ownership opportunities for people of color and combating predatory lending; and Whereas the Fair Housing Act is an essential component of our Nation’s civil rights legislation: Now, therefore, be it