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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 1242 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Amending the Fair Housing Act to prohibit certain discrimination

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Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3604 ) is amended— by inserting actual or perceived before race, color each place that term appears; and by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, source of income, after sex, each place that term appears. Section 805 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3605 ) is amended— by inserting actual or perceived before race, color each place that term appears; and by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, source of income, after sex, each place that term appears.
Section 806 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3606 ) is amended— by inserting actual or perceived before race, color ; and by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, source of income, after sex, . Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3631 ) is amended— by inserting actual or perceived before race, color each place that term appears; and by inserting sexual orientation (as defined in section 802), gender identity (as so defined), marital status (as so defined), source of income (as so defined) after sex, each place that term appears.
Section 802 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, with or without regard to the individual’s designated sex at birth. Marital status has the same meaning given that term for purposes of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Sexual orientation means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. Source of income means the receipt of Federal, State, or local public assistance including medical assistance, or the receipt by a tenant or applicant of Federal, State, or local housing subsidies, including rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ) or other rental assistance or rental supplements. .
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Sec. 2
Amending the Fair Housing Act to prohibit certain discrimination
U.S.C.§ 3604
U.S.C.§ 3605
U.S.C.§ 3606
U.S.C.§ 3631
U.S.C.§ 3602
U.S.C.§ 1437f
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