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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4828 

To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit housing discrimination on the 

basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, to amend the Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 to prohibit such discrimination in public accommodations 

and public facilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 11, 2010 

Mr. TOWNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit 

such discrimination in public accommodations and public 

facilities, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing Non5 discrimination Act of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING ACT. 

2 (a) HOUSING SALE AND RENTAL, RESIDENTIAL

3 REAL-ESTATE-RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND BROKER4 AGE SERVICES.—(1) Section 804 of the Civil Rights Act 

5 of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended by striking ‘‘sex,’’ 

6 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sex, sexual orienta7 tion, or gender identity,’’. 

8 (2) Section 805 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘sex,’’ each place it appears and in10 serting ‘‘sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity,’’. 

11 (3) Section 806 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘sex,’’ and inserting ‘‘sex, sexual ori13 entation, or gender identity,’’. 

14 (b) PREVENTION OF INTIMIDATION.—Section 901 of 

15 the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended 

16 by striking ‘‘sex,’’ each place it appears and inserting 

17 ‘‘sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,’’. 

18 (c) DEFINITION.—Section 802 of the Civil Rights Act 

19 of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the 

20 end the following: 

21 ‘‘(p) ‘Sexual orientation’ means homosexuality, het22 erosexuality, or bisexuality. 

23 ‘‘(q) ‘Gender identity’ means the gender-related iden24 tity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related 

25 characteristics of an individual, with or without regard to 

26 the individual’s designated sex at birth.’’. 


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1 (d) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—Title VIII of the 

2 Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is 

3 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

4 ‘‘RULE OF INTERPRETATION REGARDING SEXUAL

5 ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY

6 ‘‘SEC. 821. Nothing in this Act or in the Civil Rights 

7 Act of 1964 shall be construed to require any person to 

8 disclose a personal sexual orientation or gender identity.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. 

10 Section 202 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 

11 U.S.C. 2000a–1) is amended by striking ‘‘national ori12 gin,’’ and inserting ‘‘national origin, sexual orientation (as 

13 defined in section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968), 

14 or gender identity (as defined in section 802 of the Civil 

15 Rights Act of 1968),’’. 

16 SEC. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES. 

17 Section 301 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 

18 U.S.C. 2000b) is amended by striking ‘‘national origin,’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘national origin, sexual orientation (as de20 fined in section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968), or 

21 gender identity (as defined in section 802 of the Civil 

22 Rights Act of 1968),’’. 

23 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND INITIAL RULEMAKING. 

24 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend25 ments made by this Act shall take effect on the 180th 

26 day beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 (b) INITIAL RULEMAKING.—In consultation with 

2 other appropriate Federal agencies, the Secretary of 

3 Housing and Urban Development shall, not later than the 

4 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

5 issue rules to implement title VIII of the Fair Housing 

6 Act as amended by this Act. The Secretary shall give pub7 lic notice and opportunity for comment with respect to 

8 such rules. 

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