,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,israel 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1
 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,ms4    
,chu1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,clarke1    
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,davis
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4    
,farr1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,peters of
 ,michigan1 ,ms4 ,pingree of ,maine1    
,mr4 ,polis1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4     
,sherman1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,wasserman
 ,schultz1 and ,mr4 ,waxman7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,equal ,credit ,opportunity ,act to     
prohibit discrimination on account of   
sexual orientation or gender identity   
when extending credit4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,freedom
 from ,discrimination in ,credit ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,prohibition against       
discrimination on account of sexual     

orientation or gender identity          
,subsection 7a77#a7 of section #gja of  
the ,equal ,credit ,opportunity ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afia7 is amended--  7#a7
 by striking on the basis of race1      
color1 religion1 national origin1 sex or
 marital status12 and  7#b7 by inserting
 on the basis of race1 color1 religion1 
national origin1 sex1 sexual            
orientation1 gender identity1 or marital
 status14  #c4 ,definitions ,section    
#gjb of the ,equal ,credit ,opportunity 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afia;a7 is         
amended--  7#a7 by striking subsections 
7f7 and 7g72 and  7#b7 by inserting     
after subsection 7e7 the following new  
subsections3  7f7 ,the term gender      
identity means the gender-related       
identity1 appearance1 or mannerisms or  
other gender-related characteristics of 
an individual1 with or without regard to
 the individual's designated sex at     
birth4  7g7 ,the term person means a    
natural person1 a corporation1          
government or governmental subdivision  

or agency1 trust1 estate1 partnership1  
cooperative1 or association4  7h7 ,the  
term sexual orientation means           
homosexuality1 heterosexuality1 or      
bisexuality4  7i7 ,any reference to any 
requirement imposed under this title or 
any provision of this title shall be    
deemed to include a reference to the    
regulations of the ,bureau under this   
title or the provision of this title in 
question4  4