HR 4376
111th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Consumer credit
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2009
Introduced: December 16, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
Defines: (1) "gender identity" as 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; (2) "person" as a natural person, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or association; and (3) "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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