,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #h1 #bjag
 ,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van    
,hollen1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,warren1   
,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mrs4        
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,markey1 
,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4      
,booker1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,cortez 
,masto1 and ,mr4 ,brown7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend the   
protections of the ,fair ,housing ,act  
to persons suffering discrimination on  
the basis of sexual orientation or      
gender identity1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,fair and ,equal ,housing  
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,housing  7a7 ,fair 
,housing ,act ,the ,fair ,housing ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq47 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in section #hjb 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb71 by adding at the end  
the following3  7p7 ,race1 color1       

religion1 sex1 sexual orientation1      
gender identity1 handicap1 familial     
status1 or national origin1 used with   
respect to an individual1 includes--    
7#a7 the race1 color1 religion1 sex1    
sexual orientation1 gender identity1    
handicap1 familial status1 or national  
origin1 respectively1 of another person 
with whom the individual is associated  
or has been associated2 and  7#b7 a     
perception or belief1 even if           
inaccurate1 concerning the race1 color1 
religion1 sex1 sexual orientation1      
gender identity1 handicap1 familial     
status1 or national origin1             
respectively1 of the individual4  7q7   
,gender identity means the              
gender-related identity1 appearance1 or 
mannerisms or other gender-related      
characteristics of an individual1       
without regard to the individual's      
designated sex at birth4  7r7 ,sexual   
orientation means homosexuality1        
heterosexuality1 or bisexuality4  2     
7#b7 in section #hjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     

#cfjd71 by inserting sexual orientation1
 gender identity1 after sex1 each place 
that term appears2  7#c7 in section #hje
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfje71 by inserting    
sexual orientation1 gender identity1    
after sex1 each place that term appears2
  7#d7 in section #hjf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cfjf71 by inserting sexual orientation1
 gender identity1 after sex12 and  7#e7 
in section #hjh7;e77#f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfjh7;e77#f771 by inserting sexual     
orientation1 gender identity1 after     
sex14  7b7 ,prevention of intimidation  
in fair housing cases ,section #ija of  
the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cfca7 is amended by inserting
 sexual orientation 7as such term is    
defined in section #hjb of this ,act71  
gender identity 7as such term is defined
 in section #hjb of this ,act71 after   
sex1 each place that term appears4