,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ag1 #bjag,mr4   
,got!im] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1    
,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4        
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1  
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,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 ,mr4   
,delaney1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1  
,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4       
,spei]1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4
 ,capuano1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1  
,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,p+ree1  
,mr4 ,himes1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,pocan1  
,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1
 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1   
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,quigley1
 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4     
,kildee1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (     
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 & 
,mr4 ,c(fman7 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 ( #bjag4   
#b4 ,prohibition aga9/ discrim9ation on 
acc\nt ( sexual ori5tation or g5d]      
id5tity ,subsection 7a77#a7 ( section   
#gja ( ! ,equal ,cr$it ,opportunity ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afia7 is am5d$ by      
ins]t+ 1 sexual ori5tation1 g5d]        
id5tity1 aft] sex4  #c4 ,def9itions     
,section #gjb ( ! ,equal ,cr$it         
,opportunity ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4        
#afia;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+       
subsections 7f7 & 7g72 &  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  7g7 ,! t]m p]son means a natural
 p]son1 a corporation1 gov]nm5t or      
gov]nm5tal subdivision or ag5cy1 tru/1  
e/ate1 p>tn]%ip1 coop]ative1 or         
association4  7h7 ,! t]ms race1 color1  
religion1 national orig91 sex1 sexual   
ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 m>ital /atus1 
or age1 us$ ) respect to an individual1 
includes--  7#a7 ! race1 color1         
religion1 national orig91 sex1 sexual   
ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 m>ital /atus1 
or age1 respectively1 ( ano!r p]son )   
:om ! individual is associat$ or has be5
 associat$2 &  7#b7 a p]ception or      
belief1 ev5 if inaccurate1 conc]n+ !    
race1 color1 religion1 national orig91  
sex1 sexual ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1   
m>ital /atus1 or age1 respectively1 ( ! 
individual4  7i7 ,! t]m sex includes--  
7#a7 a sex /]eotype2  7#b7 pregnancy1   
*ildbir?1 or a relat$ m$ical condition2 
&  7#c7 sexual ori5tation or g5d]       
id5tity4  7j7 ,! t]m sexual ori5tation  
means homosexuality1 het]osexuality1 or 
bisexuality4  7k7 ,any ref]5ce to any   

requirem5t impos$ "u ?is title or any   
provision ( ?is title %all be deem$ to  
include a ref]5ce to ! regulations ( !  
,bureau "u ?is title or ! provision (   
?is title 9 "q4  4  #d4 ,relation to    
,/ate laws ,section #gje7;a7 ( ! ,equal 
,cr$it ,opportunity ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#afia;d7a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 sexual 
ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 aft] sex4