,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjai,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,collins1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,ms4    
,baldwin1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4          
,menendez1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,cortez
 ,masto1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mrs4
 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4         
,merkley1 ,ms4 ,harris1 and ,ms4        
,cantwell7 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 #bjai4
  #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 a person1          
includes-- 7#a7 the race1 color1        
religion1 sex1 sexual orientation1      
gender identity1 handicap1 familial     
status1 or national origin of another   
person with whom the person is1 or has  
been1 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 origin of the person4  7q7     
,sexual orientation means homosexuality1
 heterosexuality1 or bisexuality4  7r7  
,gender identity means the              
gender-related identity1 appearance1    
mannerisms1 or other gender-related     
characteristics of an individual1       
regardless of the individual's          
designated sex at birth4  2  7#b7 in    
section #hjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjd7--    

7,a7 by inserting sexual orientation1   
gender identity1 after sex1 each place  
that term appears2 and  7,b7 in         
subsection 7f77#c77;,a71 by striking the
 period at the end and inserting a      
semicolon2  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  7#e7 in section  
#hjh7;e7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjh7;e77--    
7,a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting a  
semicolon at the end2 and  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#f71 by inserting sexual     
orientation1 gender identity1 after     
sex12 and  7#f7 in section #haj7;f7 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cfaj7;f771 by striking      
paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the        
following3  7#d7 ,certification  7,a7   
,in general ,except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,b71 during the period    
beginning on the date of enactment of   
the ,fair and ,equal ,housing ,act of   

#bjai and ending on the date that is #dj
 months after the date of enactment of  
that ,act1 each agency certified for the
 purposes of this title on the day      
before the date of enactment of the     
,fair and ,equal ,housing ,act of #bjai 
shall1 for the purposes of this         
subsection1 be considered certified     
under this subsection with respect to   
those matters for which the agency was  
certified on that date4  7,b7           
,exceptional circumstances ,if the      
,secretary determines in an individual  
case that an agency has not been able to
 meet the certification requirements    
under this subsection within the        
#dj-month period described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 due to exceptional    
circumstances1 such as the infrequency  
of legislative sessions in the          
jurisdiction of the agency1 the         
,secretary may extend the period by not 
more than #ahj days4  4  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