HUD proposes to gut the Equal Access Rule
- Date
- Actor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Type
- Proposed rule
Summary
HUD publishes "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions" (doc. 2026-08244), proposing to rescind the 2016 requirement that single-sex HUD-funded facilities — emergency shelters, Continuum of Care and Emergency Solutions Grants programs, Section 811 group homes, HOPWA housing — place and accommodate people consistent with gender identity, and to remove the prohibition on providers demanding evidence of a person's sex. Comments closed June 29, 2026. (see also section 8)
Status
Comment period closed; final rule pending.
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Documents
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Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions
Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions, 91 Fed. Reg. 22,779 (proposed Apr. 28, 2026) (to be codified at 24 C.F.R. pts. 5, 60, 92, 93, 200, 202, 203, 206, 221, 236, 266, 291, 570, 574, 578, 582, 583, 700, 850, 880, 882, 884, 886, 891, 960, 970, 982, 984, 1005, 1006).
Sources
- nlihc.org/resource/hud-proposes-rescind-lgbtq-anti-discrimination-protections-h…(opens another site)
- transequality.org/news/advocates-trans-equality-condemns-rollback-equal-access-…(opens another site)
- federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/28/2026-08244/equal-access-to-housing-in-…(opens another site)
Cite this action
Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions, 91 Fed. Reg. 22,779 (proposed Apr. 28, 2026) (to be codified at 24 C.F.R. pts. 5, 60, 92, 93, 200, 202, 203, 206, 221, 236, 266, 291, 570, 574, 578, 582, 583, 700, 850, 880, 882, 884, 886, 891, 960, 970, 982, 984, 1005, 1006).
Short form: 91 Fed. Reg. at 22,779.