,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aadc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ag1 #bjag,mrs4   
,murray 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,book]1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,frank51   
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4     
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4
 ,m]kley1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,w>r51 &   
,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions  ,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