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H.R. 3745 115th Congress House

Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

Official title: 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 determi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: September 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenHousing discriminationSex offenses
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sep 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to specify that the following unwelcome conduct in or around a dwelling shall be considered sufficiently severe or pervasive as to constitute a discriminatory housing practice: (1) unwelcome touching of a sexual nature or groping; or (2) any other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1601 Identical bill Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 26, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 13, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 13, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 13, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 13, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3745: Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3745/
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"H.R. 3745: Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3745/.
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H.R. 3745, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3745/.
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