Text of US HB 4286 (2022)

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4286 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 30, 2021 Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. REED, Mr. RYAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. OMAR, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. TONKO, Mr. SOTO, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair and Equal Hous- 4 ing Act of 2021’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:11 Jul 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4286.IH H4286 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4286 IH SEC. 2. HOUSING. 1 (a) FAIR HOUSING ACT.—The Fair Housing Act (42 2 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended— 3 (1) in section 802, by adding at the end the fol- 4 lowing: 5 ‘‘(p) ‘Race’, ‘color’, ‘religion’, ‘sex’ (including sexual 6 orientation and gender identity), ‘handicap’, ‘familial sta- 7 tus’, or ‘national origin’, used with respect to an indi- 8 vidual, includes— 9 ‘‘(1) the race, color, religion, sex (including sex- 10 ual orientation and gender identity), handicap, fa- 11 milial status, or national origin, respectively, of an- 12 other person with whom the individual is associated 13 or has been associated; and 14 ‘‘(2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, 15 concerning the race, color, religion, sex (including 16 sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, 17 familial status, or national origin, respectively, of the 18 individual. 19 ‘‘(q) ‘Gender identity’ means the gender-related iden- 20 tity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related 21 characteristics of an individual, without regard to the indi- 22 vidual’s designated sex at birth. 23 ‘‘(r) ‘Sexual orientation’ means homosexuality, het- 24 erosexuality, or bisexuality.’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:11 Jul 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4286.IH H4286 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4286 IH (2) in section 804, by inserting ‘‘(including sex- 1 ual orientation and gender identity)’’ after ‘‘sex’’ 2 each place that term appears; 3 (3) in section 805, by inserting ‘‘(including sex- 4 ual orientation and gender identity)’’ after ‘‘sex’’ 5 each place that term appears; 6 (4) in section 806, by inserting ‘‘(including sex- 7 ual orientation and gender identity)’’ after ‘‘sex’’ 8 each place that term appears; and 9 (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ‘‘(includ- 10 ing sexual orientation and gender identity)’’ after 11 ‘‘sex’’. 12 (b) PREVENTION OF INTIMIDATION IN FAIR HOUS- 13 ING CASES.—Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 14 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including sex- 15 ual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of 16 this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in 17 section 802 of this Act))’’ after ‘‘sex’’ each place that term 18 appears. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:11 Jul 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4286.IH H4286 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with BILLS