Equality Act

3.0.0 1447 2023-01-11T13:35:41Z 2023-01-11T13:35:41Z House HR 2017-03-09 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 41 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAYLOR:H.R. 1447.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;To borrow money on the credit of the United States;To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes;To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniformLaws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the UnitedStates;To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreignCoin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting theSecurities and current Coin of the United States;To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, bysecuring for limited Times to Authors and Inventors theexclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;and Offenses against the Law of Nations;To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, andmake Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Moneyto that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;To provide and maintain a Navy;To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the landand naval Forces;To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute theLaws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repelInvasions;To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, theMilitia, and for governing such Part of them as may beemployed in the Service of the United States, reserving tothe States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, andthe Authority of training the Militia according to thediscipline prescribed by Congress;To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever,over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may,by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance ofCongress, become the Seat of the Government of the UnitedStates, and to exercise like Authority over all Placespurchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State inwhich the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts,Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;AndTo make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H2019]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-21T13:21:46Z Referred to 2017-03-09T15:04:10Z Equality Act 115 2282 HR 2017-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Equality Act 115 1006 S 2017-05-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 115 1328 S 2017-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3365) Identical bill CRS 2017-03-21 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000477 Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] Scott Taylor R VA 2 N S001190 Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] Bradley Schneider D IL Scott 10 2017-03-09 True D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. 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00 2017-03-09 Introduced in House 2017-05-03T18:40:46Z Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017

This bill amends the Fair Housing Act (FHA) under the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to add sexual orientation and gender identity as classes protected against discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. (Currently, the FHA prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.)

The bill defines: (1) "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth; and (2) "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.

The bill also extends prohibitions against housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, familial status, or national origin to include discrimination based on: (1) an individual's association with another person who is a member of such a protected class; and (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, that an individual is a member of such a protected class.

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Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 Display Title Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1447ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1447ih.xml 2017-03-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.