The protections afforded against discrimination on the basis of familial status shall apply to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal. Though its eleven titles collectively address discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, and sex, the Civil Rights Act of.The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based upon national origin. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings. The Fair Housing Act is the federal law that forbids discrimination in housing based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, and family status. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination. øCurrency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 88352. §§ 1401-36 (1964). The Act was passed to state a national housing objective and to provide means of achieving that objective. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in subsec.