Housing

(a) Fair Housing Act The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 802 (42 U.S.C. 3602), by adding at the end the following: (p) Gender identity, sex, and sexual orientation have the meanings given those terms in section 1101(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (q) Race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, used with respect to an individual, includes— (1) the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of another person with whom the individual is associated or has been associated; and (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of the individual.; (2) in section 804 (42 U.S.C. 3604), by inserting (including sexual orientation and gender identity), after sex, each place that term appears; (3) in section 805 (42 U.S.C. 3605), by inserting (including sexual orientation and gender identity), after sex, each place that term appears; (4) in section 806 (42 U.S.C. 3606), by inserting (including sexual orientation and gender identity), after sex,; (5) in section 808(e)(6) (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6)), by inserting (including sexual orientation and gender identity), after sex,; and (6) by adding at the end the following: 821. Rules of construction Sections 1101(b) and 1106 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 shall apply to this title and section 901, except that for purposes of that application, a reference in that section 1101(b) or 1106 to a covered title shall be considered a reference to this title and section 901. 822. Claims Section 1107 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 shall apply to this title and section 901, except that for purposes of that application, a reference in that section 1107 to a covered title shall be considered a reference to this title and section 901.. (b) Prevention of intimidation in fair housing cases Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting (including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act)), after sex, each place that term appears.