3.0.0 1328 2023-01-11T13:37:38Z 2023-01-11T13:37:38Z Senate S 2017-06-08 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-08T20:48:58Z Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 115 1447 HR 2017-03-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS 2017-06-08 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3365) IntroReferral 2017-06-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. N V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-06-08 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-06-08 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-06-08 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-06-08 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-06-08 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-06-08 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-06-08 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-06-08 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-06-08 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-06-08 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-06-08 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-06-08 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2017-06-08 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-06-08 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-06-12 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-06-12 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-06-19 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2018-05-15 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-05-16 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2018-05-17 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-05-22 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-06-04 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-06-04 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-06-20 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-06-26 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2018-09-12 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2018-09-12 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-09-12 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2018-09-12 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-09-12 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2018-09-17 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2018-09-18 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-11-13 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-11-13 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Housing discrimination Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2017-06-08 Introduced in Senate 2017-10-02T20:19:57Z 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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