[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4820 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4820

 To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
   of sexual orientation and gender identity, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2010

  Mr. Nadler of New York (for himself and Mr. Conyers) 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 discrimination on the basis 
   of sexual orientation and gender identity, 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 ``Fair and Inclusive Housing Rights 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING ACT AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

    (a) Housing Sale and Rental, Residential Real Estate-Related 
Transactions, and Brokerage Services.--
            (1) Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3604) is 
        amended by inserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity,'' 
        after ``sex,'' each place it appears.
            (2) Section 805 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is 
        amended by inserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity,'' 
        after ``sex,'' each place it appears.
            (3) Section 806 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is 
        amended by inserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity,'' 
        after ``sex,''.
    (b) Prevention of Intimidation.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``sexual 
orientation, gender identity,'' after ``sex,'' each place it appears.
    (c) Definition.--Section 802 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3602) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(p) `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.
            ``(q) `Sexual orientation' means homosexuality, 
        heterosexuality, or bisexuality.''.
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