; Whereas fair housing education and enforcement play a pivotal role in increasing housing choice and home ownership opportunities for members of protected classes and combating predatory lending; Whereas amid a global health and economic crisis, housing discrimination against health care workers and persons who have been infected by COVID–19, or are perceived as having been infected, is contributing to increased evictions and hate crimes; Whereas reports of sexual harassment have increased by 300 percent in some communities during the COVID–19 pandemic, with incidents disproportionately being reported by women of color and transgender women; Whereas immigrant and limited English proficient (LEP) communities must have in-language access to online, telephone, print, and all other mediums of housing information, notices, and resources during the COVID–19 pandemic to prevent predatory and discriminatory housing and lending practices; Whereas persons with disabilities must have equal access to online, telephone, print, and all other mediums of housing information, notices, and resources during the COVID–19 pandemic to prevent predatory and discriminatory housing and lending practices; and Whereas the Fair Housing Act is an essential component of our Nation’s civil rights legislation: Now, therefore, be it