,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,nadler 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,conyers1   
,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 
,pocan1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1
 and ,mr4 ,takano7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,housing 
,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,housing ,opportunities ,made ,equal
 ,act of #bjac or the ,,home ,act of    
#bjac4  #b4 ,amending the ,fair ,housing
 ,act to prohibit certain discrimination
  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,section #hjd of

 the ,fair ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cfjd7 is amended--  7,a7 by inserting  
actual or perceived before race1 color  
each place that term appears2 and  7,b7 
by inserting sexual orientation1 gender 
identity1 marital status1 source of     
income1 after sex1 each place that term 
appears4  7#b7 ,section #hje of the     
,fair ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cfje7 is amended--  7,a7 by inserting  
actual or perceived before race1 color  
each place that term appears2 and  7,b7 
by inserting sexual orientation1 gender 
identity1 marital status1 source of     
income1 after sex1 each place that term 
appears4  7#c7 ,section #hjf of the     
,fair ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cfjf7 is amended--  7,a7 by inserting  
actual or perceived before race1 color2 
and  7,b7 by inserting sexual           
orientation1 gender identity1 marital   
status1 source of income1 after sex14   
7b7 ,prevention of intimidation ,section
 #ija of the ,civil ,rights ,act of     
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfca7 is amended--

  7#a7 by inserting actual or perceived 
before race1 color each place that term 
appears2 and  7#b7 by inserting sexual  
orientation 7as defined in section      
#hjb71 gender identity 7as so defined71 
marital status 7as so defined71 source  
of income 7as so defined7 after sex1    
each place that term appears4  7c7      
,definitions ,section #hjb of the ,fair 
,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7p7 ,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  7q7 ,marital  
status has the same meaning given that  
term for purposes of the ,equal ,credit 
,opportunity ,act4  7r7 ,sexual         
orientation means homosexuality1        
heterosexuality1 or bisexuality4  7s7   
,source of income means the receipt of  
,federal1 ,state1 or local public       
assistance including medical assistance1

 or the receipt by a tenant or applicant
 of ,federal1 ,state1 or local housing  
subsidies1 including rental assistance  
under section #h of the ,united ,states 
,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#adcg;f7 or other rental assistance or  
rental supplements4  4  #c4 ,amending   
the ,fair ,housing ,act to extend the   
definition of discriminatory housing    
practice ,section #hjb7;f7 of the ,fair 
,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb7;f77 
is amended to read as follows3  7f7     
,discriminatory housing practice means  
an act that is unlawful under section   
#hjd1 #hje1 #hjf1 or #hah of this title1
 whether occurring pre- or              
post-acquisition1 and also includes a   
failure to comply with section          
#hjh7;e77#e7 of this title or a         
regulation issued to carry out section  
#hjh7;e77#e74  4  #d4 ,amending the     
,fair ,housing ,act definition of       
familial status ,section #hjb7k7 of the 
,fair ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cfjb7k77 is amended to read as follows3

  7k7 ,familial status means one or more
 individuals 7who have not attained the 
age of #ah years7 residing with--  7#a7 
a parent1 foster parent1 or another     
person having legal or lawful physical  
custody of such individual or           
individuals2 or  7#b7 anyone standing in
 loco parentis of such individual or    
individuals4  ,the protections afforded 
against discrimination on the basis of  
familial status apply to any person who 
is pregnant or in the process of        
securing legal custody of an individual 
who has not attained the age of #ah     
years4  4  #e4 ,amending the ,fair      
,housing ,act and the ,equal ,credit    
,opportunity ,act to provide the        
,department of ,justice with            
pre-litigation subpoena power  7a7      
,equal ,credit ,opportunity ,act        
,section #gjf7;h7 of the ,equal ,credit 
,opportunity ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4        
#afia;e7h77 is amended--  7#a7 by       
striking ,when a and inserting the      
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,when a  2 

and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#b7 ,pre-litigation        
subpoena power ,if the ,attorney        
,general has reason to believe that any 
person may be in possession1 custody1 or
 control of any documentary material or 
information relevant to an investigation
 under this title1 the ,attorney        
,general may1 before commencing a civil 
action under paragraph 7#a71 issue in   
writing and cause to be served upon the 
person1 a civil investigative demand4   
,the authority to issue and enforce     
civil investigative demands under this  
paragraph shall be identical to the     
authority of the ,attorney ,general     
under section #cgcc of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code1 except that the  
provisions of that section relating to  
qui tam relators shall not apply4  4    
7b7 ,fair ,housing ,act ,section        
#had7;c7 of the ,fair ,housing ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cfad7;c77 is amended--  7#a7
 by striking ,the ,attorney ,general and
 inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in     

general ,the ,attorney ,general  2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,civil investigative demands ,if 
the ,attorney ,general has reason to    
believe that any person may be in       
possession1 custody1 or control of any  
documentary material or information     
relevant to an investigation under this 
title1 the ,attorney ,general may1      
before commencing a civil proceeding    
under this subsection1 issue in writing 
and cause to be served upon the person1 
a civil investigative demand4 ,the      
authority to issue and enforce civil    
investigative demands under this        
paragraph shall be identical to the     
authority of the ,attorney ,general     
under section #cgcc of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code1 except that the  
provisions of that section relating to  
qui tam relators shall not apply4  4    
#f4 ,freedom from discrimination in     
credit  7a7 ,prohibition against        
discrimination on account of sexual     
orientation or gender identity ,section 

#gja7;a77#a7 of the ,equal ,credit      
,opportunity ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4        
#afia7;a77#a77 is amended--  7#a7 by    
inserting actual or perceived before    
race1 color2 and  7#b7 by striking sex  
or and inserting sex1 sexual            
orientation1 gender identity14  7b7     
,definitions ,section #gjb of the ,equal
 ,credit ,opportunity ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #afia;a7 is amended--  7#a7 by
 redesignating subsections 7f7 and 7g7  
as subsections 7g7 and 7i71             
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
subsection 7e7 the following3  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  2 and  7#c7 by
 inserting after subsection 7g71 as so  
redesignated1 the following3  7h7 ,the  
term sexual orientation means           
homosexuality1 heterosexuality1 or      
bisexuality4  4  #g4 ,amending the ,fair

 ,housing ,act so that discrimination in
 real estate-related transactions       
includes the failure to make reasonable 
accommodations for people with          
disabilities ,section #hje7;a7 of the   
,fair ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cfje7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3 ,for the purposes of 
this section1 discrimination against a  
person because of handicap includes the 
failure1 in connection with a real      
estate-related transaction1 to make     
reasonable accommodations for such      
person44  #h4 ,amending the ,fair       
,housing ,act to change certain         
limitations on filing complaints and    
commencing civil actions  7a7 ,section  
#haj ,section #haj7;a77#a77;,a77i7 of   
the ,fair ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfaj7;a77#a77;,a77i77 is amended by    
inserting after the first sentence the  
following3 ,the failure to design and   
construct a dwelling as required by     
section #hjd7;f77#c77;,c7 shall be      
deemed to continue until such time as   

the dwelling conforms to the            
requirements of that section44  7b7     
,section #hac ,section #hac7;a77#a77;,a7
 of the ,fair ,housing ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cfac7;a77#a77;,a77 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
,the failure to design and construct a  
dwelling as required by section         
#hjd7;f77#c77;,c7 shall be deemed to    
continue until such time as the dwelling
 conforms to the requirements of that   
section44