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. The federal Fair Housing Act was passed on April 11, 1968.Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, com monly known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of. Prohibits discrimination against individuals in a Federally Assisted Program based on age. (b) øAmends the table of contents to ''PART I.—CRIMES'' of title. WHEREAS, April 2015 marks the 47th anniversary of the Title VIII of the Civil. A bill to amend title VIII of the Act commonly called the Civil Rights Act of 1968, to revise the procedures for the enforcement of fair housing.