I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3030 
To amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. SCOTT 
of Virginia, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. POLIS, and Mr. AL GREEN 
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing Opportunities 
Made Equal Act of 2011’’ or the ‘‘HOME Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT TO PROHIBIT 
CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 3604) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘actual or perceived’’ be-
fore ‘‘race, color’’ each place that term appears; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘sexual orientation, gen-
der identity, marital status, source of income,’’ 
after ‘‘sex,’’ each place that term appears. 
(2) Section 805 of the Fair Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 3605) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘actual or perceived’’ be-
fore ‘‘race, color’’ each place that term appears; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘sexual orientation, gen-
der identity, marital status, source of income,’’ 
after ‘‘sex,’’ each place that term appears. 
(3) Section 806 of the Fair Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 3606) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘actual or perceived’’ be-
fore ‘‘race, color’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘sexual orientation, gen-
der identity, marital status, source of income,’’ 
after ‘‘sex,’’. 
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(b) PREVENTION OF INTIMIDATION.—Section 901 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘actual or perceived’’ before 
‘‘race, color’’ each place that term appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘sexual orientation (as defined 
in section 802), gender identity (as so defined), mar-
ital status (as so defined), source of income (as so 
defined)’’ after ‘‘sex,’’ each place that term appears. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 802 of the Fair Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(p) ‘Gender identity’ means the gender-related iden-
tity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related 
characteristics of an individual, with or without regard to 
the individual’s designated sex at birth. 
‘‘(q) ‘Marital status’ has the same meaning given that 
term for purposes of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(r) ‘Sexual orientation’ means homosexuality, het-
erosexuality, or bisexuality. 
‘‘(s) ‘Source of income’ means the receipt of Federal, 
State, or local public assistance including medical assist-
ance, or the receipt by a tenant or applicant of Federal, 
State, or local housing subsidies, including rental assist-
ance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
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of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or other rental assistance or 
rental supplements.’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT TO EXTEND 
THE DEFINITION OF DISCRIMINATORY HOUS-
ING PRACTICE. 
Section 802(f) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3602(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ‘Discriminatory housing practice’ means an act 
that is unlawful under section 804, 805, 806, or 818 of 
this title, whether occurring pre- or post-acquisition, and 
also includes a failure to comply with section 808(e)(5) 
of this title or a regulation issued to carry out section 
808(e)(5).’’. 
SEC. 4. AMENDING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT DEFINITION OF 
‘‘FAMILIAL STATUS’’. 
Section 802(k) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3602(k)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) ‘Familial status’ means one or more individuals 
(who have not attained the age of 18 years) residing 
with— 
‘‘(1) a parent, foster parent, or another person 
having legal or lawful physical custody of such indi-
vidual or individuals; or 
‘‘(2) anyone standing in loco parentis of such 
individual or individuals. 
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SEC. 6. FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION IN CREDIT. 
(a) PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ON AC-
COUNT
OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
OR GENDER IDEN-
TITY.—Section 701(a)(1) of the Equal Credit Opportunity 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1691(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘actual or perceived’’ before 
‘‘race, color’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘sex or’’ and inserting ‘‘sex, sex-
ual orientation, gender identity,’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 702 of the Equal Credit 
Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (i), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) The term ‘gender identity’ means the gender-re-
lated identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gen-
der-related characteristics of an individual, with or with-
out regard to the individual’s designated sex at birth.’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (g), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(h) The term ‘sexual orientation’ means homosex-
uality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.’’. 
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SEC. 7. AMENDING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT SO THAT DIS-
CRIMINATION 
IN 
REAL 
ESTATE-RELATED 
TRANSACTIONS INCLUDES THE FAILURE TO 
MAKE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR 
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 805(a) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3605(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘For the purposes of this section, discrimination against 
a person because of handicap includes the failure, in con-
nection with a real estate-related transaction, to make rea-
sonable accommodations for such person.’’. 
SEC. 8. AMENDING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT TO CHANGE 
CERTAIN 
LIMITATIONS 
ON 
FILING 
COM-
PLAINTS AND COMMENCING CIVIL ACTIONS. 
(a) SECTION 810.—Section 810(a)(1)(A)(i) of the 
Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3610(a)(1)(A)(i)) is amend-
ed by inserting after the first sentence the following: ‘‘The 
failure to design and construct a dwelling as required by 
section 804(f)(3)(C) shall be deemed to continue until 
such time as the dwelling conforms to the requirements 
of that section.’’. 
(b) SECTION 813.—Section 813(a)(1)(A) of the Fair 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3613(a)(1)(A)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The failure to design 
and construct a dwelling as required by section 
804(f)(3)(C) shall be deemed to continue until such time 
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as the dwelling conforms to the requirements of that sec-
tion.’’. 
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