,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ba1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,k5n$y 7= himself & ,mr4      
,jeffries7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit se>*es bas$ on  
race1 e?nicity1 national orig91         
religion1 or sex1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,citiz5 ,ju/ice ,re/oration ,act (      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,pretextual ,action ,"u     
,color ( ,law  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a p]son1   
act+ "u color ( ,/ate or ,f$]al law1 may
 n base1 to any degree1 a decision to   
se>*1 seize1 or scrut9ize an individual 
on actual or p]ceiv$ race1 e?nicity1    
national orig91 religion1 or sex        
7includ+ g5d]1 g5d] id5tity1 & sexual   
ori5tation74  7b7 ,inadmissibility (    
evid5ce ,except z provid$ 9 subsection  
7c71 evid5ce obta9$ z a result ( su* a  
se>* or seizure 9 violation ( subsection
 7a7 %all n be admissible to be (f]$ z  
evid5ce aga9/ a def5dant-- 7#a7 9 any   

,f$]al or ,/ate crim9al proce$+1 includ+
 a proce$+ = revocation ( p>ole &       
probation2 or  7#b7 9 any civil en=cem5t
 proce$+ br\ght by ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 any 
,/ate1 or any ag5cy or political        
subdivision !re(4  7c7 ,exception       
,subsection 7a7 does n apply 9 ! case ( 
a se>* or seizure t 0 motivat$ by       
reasonable suspicion bas$ on specific & 
articulable facts t include tru/wor?y   
di/+ui%+ in=mation1 relevant to !       
locality & timeframe1 ab\t an individual
 :o committ$ an id5tifi$ crime1 :i*     
in=mation includes a p>ticul> *>act]i/ic
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 if t        
di/+ui%+ in=mation is suffici5tly       
specific t x does n describe a          
sub/antial subset ( individuals %>+ t   
*>act]i/ic1 or ( individuals ( !        
relevant age %>+ t *>act]i/ic4  #c4     
,applicability ( ! ,con/itution1 ,laws1 
& ,treaties ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on        
,collat]al ,review  7a7 ,grant ( habeas 
corpus :5 judgm5t 9 error ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 an application = a 

writ ( habeas corpus on behalf ( a p]son
 9 cu/ody pursuant to ! judgm5t ( a     
,/ate c\rt %all be grant$ ) respect to  
any ,f$]al claim t 0 adjudicat$ on !    
m]its 9 ,/ate c\rt proce$+s1 :i*        
adjudication 0 9 error4  7b7 ,new       
con/itutional rules ,not)/&+ any o!r    
provision ( law1 9 ! case ( a new rule (
 con/itutional law ann\nc$ by ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,supreme ,c\rt1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,c\rt ( ,appeals1 or ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,di/rict ,c\rt-- 7#a7 su* rule %all be  
retroactive to cases on collat]al       
review2  7#b7 an application = a writ ( 
habeas corpus rais+ a claim "u su* rule 
may be made at any "t2 &  7#c7 a second 
or successive application = a writ (    
habeas corpus may be made seek+ ! b5efit
 ( su* rule reg>dless ( :e!r ! same     
claim 0 pres5t$ 9 a prior application   
made prior to ! ann\ncem5t ( ! new rule4
  #d4 ,rules ( con/ruction  7a7 ,laws   
aga9/ discrim9ation ,an ambiguity 9 a   
/atute t provides protection aga9/      
discrim9ation on ! basis ( race1 color1 

e?nicity1 national orig91 religion1     
disability1 or sex 7includ+ g5d]1 g5d]  
id5tity1 & sexual ori5tation7 %all be   
con/ru$ 9 ! mann] t w provide ! greate/ 
protection aga9/ su* discrim9ation4 ,=  
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! ,religi\s  
,fre$om ,re/oration ,act ( #aiic 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;bb-#a7 is n a /atute t  
provides protection aga9/ discrim9ation 
on ! basis ( religion4  7b7 ,o!r laws   
,an ambiguity 9 a /atute design$ to     
provide protection = fre$om ( spee* or (
 ! press1 or = individual in=mational   
privacy1 or = ! environm5t1 or =        
consum]s1 %all be con/ru$ 9 ! mann] t w 
provide ! greate/ protection = fre$om ( 
spee* or ( ! press1 or = individual     
in=mational privacy1 = ! environm5t1 or 
= consum]s1 respectively4  7c7          
,con/itutional avoidance ,no /atute     
describ$ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ s
 z to avoid a con/itutional "q if t     
con/ruction diff]s f ! con/ruction      
requir$ "u ?is section4  7d7 ,lib]al    
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  

con/ru$ to prev5t ! lib]al con/ruction (
 any /atute n specifi$ 9 ?is section1 9 
ord] to s]ve its rem$ial purpose4  #e4  
,private rights ( action  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 an    
individual may br+ an action 9 !        
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates seek+ damages & injunctive relief
 = a violation ( a ,f$]al law or        
regulation if ! individual-- 7#a7 is )9 
a class ( individuals t ! law or        
regulation 0 int5d$ to or does b5efit2 &
  7#b7 0 h>m$ by ! violation ( ! law or 
regulation1  reg>dless ( :e!r ! law or  
regulation provides su* a private "r (  
action1 or provides o!r en=cem5t        
me*anisms4  7b7 ,exception ,subsection  
7a7 does n apply 9 ! case ( a ,f$]al law
 or regulation t explicitly precludes a 
private "r ( action4  #f4 ,b\nty =      
citiz5 suits  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any civil 
action br\ght "u any citiz5 suit        
provision "u a ,f$]al law1 9 :i* !      
pla9tiff prevails 9 :ole or 9 "p1 ! c\rt
 %all aw>d ! pla9tiff a b\nty ( #ajj to 

be paid by ! def5dant aga9/ :om !       
pla9tiff prevail$4  7b7 ,multiple       
pla9tiffs ,9 ! case ( a civil action    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 9 :i* !re are 
multiple pla9tiffs1 ! c\rt %all divide !
 aw>d "u subsection 7a7 equally among ! 
pla9tiffs4  7c7 ,jo9t & sev]al liability
 ,9 ! case ( a civil action describ$ 9  
subsection 7a7 9 :i* !re are multiple   
def5dants1 su* def5dants are jo9tly &   
sev]ally liable = ! aw>d describ$ 9     
subsection 7a74  #g4 ,sev]ability ,if   
any provision ( ?is ,act1 or !          
application !re( to any p]son or        
circum/ance1 is held invalid1 ! rema9d] 
( ! ,act1 & ! application ( su*         
provision to o!r p]sons or circum/ances 
%all n be affect$ !reby4