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S. 3220 114th Congress Senate

Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to establish that certain conduct, in or around a dwelling, shall be considered to be severe or pervasive for purposes of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to establish that certain conduct, in or around a dwelling, shall be considered to be severe or pervasive for purposes of determining whether a certain type of sexual harassment has occurred under that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Jeanne Shaheen Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenHousing discriminationSex offenses
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Jul 14, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 14, 2016
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 Latest action July 14, 2016

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

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Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to identify certain unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in or around a dwelling that is sufficiently severe or pervasive as to constitute a discriminatory housing practice based on hostile environment sexual harassment. Such conduct consists of: (1) an unwelcome sexual advance, including groping or touching; (2) an unwelcome request for sexual favors; or (3) any other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3220: Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3220/
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"S. 3220: Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3220/.
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S. 3220, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3220/.
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