[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4828 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4828

To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit housing discrimination on the 
  basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, to amend the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit such discrimination in public 
     accommodations and public facilities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2010

  Mr. Towns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit housing discrimination on the 
  basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, to amend the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit such discrimination in public 
     accommodations and public facilities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Nondiscrimination Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING ACT.

    (a) Housing Sale and Rental, Residential Real-Estate-Related 
Transactions, and Brokerage Services.--(1) Section 804 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended by striking ``sex,'' 
each place it appears and inserting ``sex, sexual orientation, or 
gender identity,''.
    (2) Section 805 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is amended by striking 
``sex,'' each place it appears and inserting ``sex, sexual orientation, 
or gender identity,''.
    (3) Section 806 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is amended by striking 
``sex,'' and inserting ``sex, sexual orientation, or gender 
identity,''.
    (b) Prevention of Intimidation.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by striking ``sex,'' each place 
it appears and inserting ``sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,''.
    (c) Definition.--Section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) `Sexual orientation' means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or 
bisexuality.
    ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, 
appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an 
individual, with or without regard to the individual's designated sex 
at birth.''.
    (d) Rule of Interpretation.--Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

    ``rule of interpretation regarding sexual orientation or gender 
                                identity

    ``Sec. 821. Nothing in this Act or in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
shall be construed to require any person to disclose a personal sexual 
orientation or gender identity.''.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.

    Section 202 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a-1) is 
amended by striking ``national origin,'' and inserting ``national 
origin, sexual orientation (as defined in section 802 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968), or gender identity (as defined in section 802 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968),''.

SEC. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES.

    Section 301 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000b) is 
amended by striking ``national origin,'' and inserting ``national 
origin, sexual orientation (as defined in section 802 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968), or gender identity (as defined in section 802 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968),''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND INITIAL RULEMAKING.

    (a) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect on the 180th day beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Initial Rulemaking.--In consultation with other appropriate 
Federal agencies, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, 
not later than the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, issue rules to implement title VIII of the Fair Housing Act as 
amended by this Act. The Secretary shall give public notice and 
opportunity for comment with respect to such rules.
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