Text of US HB 3520 (2017)

I 115TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3520 To prohibit discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 27, 2017 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. LEE, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLI- TANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TONKO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Ms. LOFGREN) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju- diciary A BILL To prohibit discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Aug 10, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3520.IH H3520 dlhill on DSKBC4BHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3520 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Customer Non-Dis- 2 crimination Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. 4 (a) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION OR SEGREGA- 5 TION IN PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.—Section 201 of the 6 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a) is amended— 7 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘sex, sexual 8 orientation, gender identity,’’ before ‘‘or national ori- 9 gin’’; and 10 (2) in subsection (b)— 11 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sta- 12 dium’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘sta- 13 dium or other place of or establishment that 14 provides exhibition, entertainment, recreation, 15 exercise, amusement, gathering, or display;’’; 16 (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 17 paragraph (6); and 18 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 19 following: 20 ‘‘(4) any establishment that provides a good, 21 service, or program, including a store, shopping cen- 22 ter, online retailer or service provider, salon, bank, 23 gas station, food bank, service or care center, shel- 24 ter, travel agency, or funeral parlor, or establish- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Aug 10, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3520.IH H3520 dlhill on DSKBC4BHB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3520 IH ment that provides health care, accounting, or legal 1 services; 2 ‘‘(5) any train service, bus service, car service, 3 taxi service, airline service, station, depot, or other 4 place of or establishment that provides transpor- 5 tation service; and’’. 6 (b) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION OR SEGREGA- 7 TION UNDER LAW.—Section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8 2000a–1) is amended by inserting ‘‘sex, sexual orienta- 9 tion, gender identity,’’ before ‘‘or national origin’’. 10 (c) DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 11 Title II of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) is amended 12 by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘SEC. 208. DEFINITIONS AND RULES. 14 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— 15 ‘‘(1) RACE; COLOR; RELIGION; SEX; SEXUAL 16 ORIENTATION; GENDER IDENTITY; NATIONAL ORI- 17 GIN.—The term ‘race’, ‘color’, ‘religion’, ‘sex’, ‘sex- 18 ual orientation’, ‘gender identity’, or ‘national ori- 19 gin’, used with respect to an individual, includes— 20 ‘‘(A) the race, color, religion, sex, sexual 21 orientation, gender identity, or national origin, 22 respectively, of another person with whom the 23 individual is associated or has been associated; 24 and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Aug 10, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3520.IH H3520 dlhill on DSKBC4BHB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3520 IH ‘‘(B) a perception or belief, even if inac- 1 curate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex, 2 sexual orientation, gender identity, or national 3 origin, respectively, of the individual. 4 ‘‘(2) GENDER IDENTITY.—The term ‘gender 5 identity’ means the gender-related identity, appear- 6 ance, mannerisms, or other gender-related character- 7 istics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s 8 designated sex at birth. 9 ‘‘(3) INCLUDING.—The term ‘including’ means 10 including, but not limited to, consistent with the 11 term’s standard meaning in Federal law. 12 ‘‘(4) SEX.—The term ‘sex’ includes— 13 ‘‘(A) a sex stereotype; 14 ‘‘(B) pregnancy, childbirth, or a related 15 medical condition; and 16 ‘‘(C) sexual orientation or gender identity. 17 ‘‘(5) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘sexual 18 orientation’ means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or 19 bisexuality. 20 ‘‘(b) RULES.—In this title— 21 ‘‘(1) (with respect to sex) pregnancy, childbirth, 22 or a related medical condition shall not receive less 23 favorable treatment than other physical conditions; 24 and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Aug 10, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3520.IH H3520 dlhill on DSKBC4BHB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 3520 IH ‘‘(2) (with respect to gender identity) an indi- 1 vidual shall not be denied access to a shared facility, 2 including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing 3 room, that is in accordance with the individual’s 4 gender identity. 5 ‘‘SEC. 209. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 6 ‘‘(a) CLAIMS AND REMEDIES NOT PRECLUDED.— 7 Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the claims 8 or remedies available to any individual for an unlawful 9 practice on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual 10 orientation, gender identity, or national origin including 11 claims brought pursuant to section 1979 or 1980 of the 12 Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983, 1985) or any other 13 law, including the Federal law amended by the Customer 14 Non-Discrimination Act, regulation, or policy. 15 ‘‘(b) NO NEGATIVE INFERENCE.—Nothing in this 16 title shall be construed to support any inference that any 17 Federal law prohibiting a practice on the basis of sex does 18 not prohibit discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, 19 childbirth, or a related medical condition, sexual orienta- 20 tion, gender identity, or a sex stereotype. 21 ‘‘(c) SCOPE OF AN ESTABLISHMENT.—A reference in 22 this title to an establishment— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Aug 10, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3520.IH H3520 dlhill on DSKBC4BHB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 3520 IH ‘‘(1) shall be construed to include an individual 1 whose operations affect commerce and who is a pro- 2 vider of a good, service, or program; and 3 ‘‘(2) shall not be construed to be limited to a 4 physical facility or place. 5 ‘‘SEC. 210. CLAIMS. 6 ‘‘The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42 7 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.) shall not provide a claim con- 8 cerning, or a defense to a claim under this title or provide 9 a basis for challenging the application or enforcement of 10 this title.’’. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Aug 10, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3520.IH H3520 dlhill on DSKBC4BHB2PROD with BILLS