Sec. 301. Expanding rights under the Fair Housing Act

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The Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended— in section 802 ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ), 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 meaning given the term in section 202.2 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. Sexual orientation means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.

Source of income includes income for which there is a reasonable expectation that the income will continue from— a profession, occupation or job; any government or private assistance, grant, loan or rental assistance program, including low-income housing assistance certificates and vouchers issued under the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.); a gift, an inheritance, a pension, an annuity, alimony, child support, or other consideration or benefit; or the sale or pledge of property or an interest in property. ; in section 804 ( 42 U.S.C. 3604 )— 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; in section 805 ( 42 U.S.C. 3605 )— 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; in section 806 ( 42 U.S.C. 3606 )— by inserting actual or perceived before race, color ; and by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, source of income, after sex, ; and in section 807 ( 42 U.S.C. 3607 ), by adding at the end the following:

Nothing in this title limits the ability of the owner of a dwelling owner to determine, in a commercially reasonable and non-discriminatory manner, the ability of a person to afford to purchase or rent the dwelling. . 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 defined in section 802), marital status (as defined in section 802), source of income (as defined in section 802), after sex, each place that term appears.

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