S 1330 114th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Consumer credit Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2015

Introduced: May 13, 2015 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

May 13, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2015

Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to expand the categories of prohibited discrimination when extending credit to include discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. (Currently, such discrimination in credit is prohibited only on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or marital status, or age.)

Provides for such Act to apply whether the basis for certain prohibited forms of discrimination is actual or perceived.

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 May 13, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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