34 U.S.C. § 12494
Prohibition on retaliation
United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective
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- 34 U.S.C. § 12494, Prohibition on retaliation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470295
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No public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program shall discriminate against any person because that person has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this part, or because that person testified, assisted, or participated in any matter related to this subpart.
No public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with, or retaliate against, any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, on account of the person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of the person having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any rights or protections under this subpart, including—
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Attorney General shall implement and enforce this subpart consistent with, and in a manner that provides, the rights and remedies provided for in title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally