Housing Non-Discrimination Act of 2010

Housing Non-Discrimination Act of 2010 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing sales and rentals, residential real estate-related transactions, and brokerage services.

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to prohibit the intimidation, interference, or injury of individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY2011 for educating the public regarding the protections provided by the amendments made by this Act.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4988 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4988

 To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
   of sexual orientation and gender identity, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2010

  Mr. Sestak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
   of sexual orientation and gender identity, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Non-Discrimination Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING ACT AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

    (a) Housing Sale and Rental, Residential Real Estate-Related 
Transactions, and Brokerage Services.--
            (1) Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3604) is 
        amended by inserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity,'' 
        after ``sex,'' each place it appears.
            (2) Section 805 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is 
        amended by inserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity,'' 
        after ``sex,'' each place it appears.
            (3) Section 806 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is 
        amended by inserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity,'' 
        after ``sex,''.
    (b) Prevention of Intimidation.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``sexual 
orientation, gender identity,'' after ``sex,'' each place it appears.
    (c) Definition.--Section 802 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3602) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) `Sexual orientation' means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or 
bisexuality.
    ``(q) `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.''.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC EDUCATION.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development not to exceed $1,000,000 for fiscal year 
2011 for the purposes of educating the public regarding the protections 
provided by the amendments made by this Act.
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