,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjae ,mr4  
,israel 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (    
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1  
,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4        
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,ellison1
 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1   
,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1   
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4       
,fattah1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,%]man1   
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,rangel1    
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 
,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,lee1  
,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,p+ree1  
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,himes1   
,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4     
,pocan1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 
,cr[ley1 & ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a 

,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,equal ,cr$it        
,opportunity ,act to prohibit           
discrim9ation on acc\nt ( sexual        
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity :5 ext5d+    
cr$it4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,fre$om f ,discrim9ation 9    
,cr$it ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,prohibition  
aga9/ discrim9ation on acc\nt ( sexual  
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity ,subsection  
7a77#a7 ( section #gja ( ! ,equal ,cr$it
 ,opportunity ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afia7
 is am5d$1 by /rik+ on ! basis ( race1  
color1 religion1 national orig91 sex or 
m>ital /atus1 & ins]t+ on ! basis (     
actual or p]ceiv$ race1 color1 religion1
 national orig91 sex1 sexual ori5tation1
 g5d] id5tity1 or m>ital /atus14  #c4   
,def9itions ,section #gjb ( ! ,equal    
,cr$it ,opportunity ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#afia;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+  
subsections 7f7 & 7g7 z subsections 7g7 
& 7i71 respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+    
aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+ new        
subsections3  7f7 ,! t]m g5d] id5tity   
means ! g5d]-relat$ id5tity1 appe>ance1 

or mann]isms or o!r g5d]-relat$         
*>act]i/ics ( an individual1 ) or )\t   
reg>d to ! individual's designat$ sex at
 bir?4  2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]        
subsection 7g71 z s r$esignat$1 !       
foll[+3  7h7 ,! t]m sexual ori5tation   
means homosexuality1 het]osexuality1 or 
bisexuality4  4