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H.R. 1447: Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017

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H.R. 1447: Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-09 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017

Plain summary

Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Housing Act (FHA) under the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to add sexual orientation and gender identity as classes protected against discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. (Currently, the FHA prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.) The bill defines: (1) "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth; and (2) "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. The bill also extends prohibitions against housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, familial status, or national origin to include discrimination based on: (1) an individual's association with another person who is a member of such a protected class; and (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, that an individual is a member of such a protected class.

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Official text

Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] · 104 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dina Titus (D-NV), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), William R. Keating (D-MA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and 44 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1447 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115