US Congress Senate Bill 1328 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3365)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017

Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3365)

HB1447 (Same As) 2017-03-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1328/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1328/BILLS-115s1328is.pdf