; Whereas the majority of Americans support neighborhood integration and numerous studies have shown the universal benefits of residential integration; Whereas reports indicate there are more than 4,000,000 violations of fair housing laws each year against people of all protected classes, and fair housing testing continues to uncover a high rate of discrimination in the rental, sales, mortgage lending, and insurance markets; Whereas 68,000,000 adults in the United States believe they have experienced unequal treatment in their housing search due to their status as a member of a protected class under the Fair Housing Act; Whereas less than 1 percent of fair housing violations are reported each year; Whereas private nonprofit fair housing organizations funded by the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) serve as the front line in the effort to resolve housing discrimination and train local housing providers on how to comply with the Fair Housing Act; Whereas, in 2021, there were a total of 31,216 housing discrimination complaints reported nationwide, an 8.7-percent increase over the number of complaints filed in 2020, despite there being less FHIP organizations available to process such complaints; Whereas the Fair Housing Assistance Program funds State as well as 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 fair housing laws; Whereas while our Nation has made great strides in eliminating housing discrimination, families with children, women, people with disabilities, people of color, religious minorities, immigrants, LGBTQ+ individuals, and low-income people receiving public assistance, among others, still face discriminatory barriers to housing