I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5586 
To prohibit discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of sex, 
gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2016 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. HAS-
TINGS, Mr. HONDA, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SEAN 
PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MENG, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. PETERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit discrimination in public accommodations on the 
basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, 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 ‘‘Customer Non-Dis-
crimination Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION OR SEGREGA-
TION IN PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.—Section 201 of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘sex, sexual 
orientation, gender identity,’’ before ‘‘or national ori-
gin’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sta-
dium’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘sta-
dium or other place of or establishment that 
provides exhibition, entertainment, recreation, 
exercise, amusement, gathering, or display;’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) any establishment that provides a good, 
service, or program, including a store, shopping cen-
ter, online retailer or service provider, salon, bank, 
gas station, food bank, service or care center, shel-
ter, travel agency, or funeral parlor, or establish-
ment that provides health care, accounting, or legal 
services; 
‘‘(5) any train service, bus service, car service, 
taxi service, airline service, station, depot, or other 
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place of or establishment that provides transpor-
tation service; and’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION OR SEGREGA-
TION UNDER LAW.—Section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
2000a–1) is amended by inserting ‘‘sex, sexual orienta-
tion, gender identity,’’ before ‘‘or national origin’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
Title II of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 208. DEFINITIONS AND RULES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) RACE; COLOR; RELIGION; SEX; SEXUAL 
ORIENTATION; GENDER
IDENTITY; NATIONAL
ORI-
GIN.—The term ‘race’, ‘color’, ‘religion’, ‘sex’, ‘sex-
ual orientation’, ‘gender identity’, or ‘national ori-
gin’, used with respect to an individual, includes— 
‘‘(A) the race, color, religion, sex, sexual 
orientation, gender identity, or national origin, 
respectively, of another person with whom the 
individual is associated or has been associated; 
and 
‘‘(B) a perception or belief, even if inac-
curate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex, 
sexual orientation, gender identity, or national 
origin, respectively, of the individual. 
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room, that is in accordance with the individual’s 
gender identity. 
‘‘SEC. 209. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘(a) CLAIMS AND REMEDIES NOT PRECLUDED.— 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the claims 
or remedies available to any individual for an unlawful 
practice on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual 
orientation, gender identity, or national origin including 
claims brought pursuant to section 1979 or 1980 of the 
Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983, 1985) or any other 
law, including the Federal law amended by the Customer 
Non-Discrimination Act, regulation, or policy. 
‘‘(b) NO NEGATIVE INFERENCE.—Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to support any inference that any 
Federal law prohibiting a practice on the basis of sex does 
not prohibit discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, 
childbirth, or a related medical condition, sexual orienta-
tion, gender identity, or a sex stereotype. 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF AN ESTABLISHMENT.—A reference in 
this title to an establishment— 
‘‘(1) shall be construed to include an individual 
whose operations affect commerce and who is a pro-
vider of a good, service, or program; and 
‘‘(2) shall not be construed to be limited to a 
physical facility or place. 
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‘‘SEC. 210. CLAIMS. 
‘‘The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42 
U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.) shall not provide a claim con-
cerning, or a defense to a claim under this title or provide 
a basis for challenging the application or enforcement of 
this title.’’. 
Æ 
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