Bill > HR3520

Introduced Session

Customer Non-Discrimination Act This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation. It defines: "sex" to include a sex stereotype, sexual orientation or gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics, regardless of the individual's designated sex at birth. The bill expands the categories of public accommodations to include places or establishments that provide: exhibitions, recreation, exercise, amusement, gatherings, or displays; goods, services, or programs, including a store, a shopping center, an online retailer or service provider, a salon, a bank, a gas station, a food bank, a service or care center, a shelter, a travel agency, a funeral parlor, or a health care, accounting, or legal service; or transportation services. "Establishment" shall not be construed to be limited to a physical facility or place. Protections against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin must include protections against discrimination based on: (1) an association with another person who is a member of such a protected class; or (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, that an individual is a member of such a protected class. The bill prohibits the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 from providing a claim, defense, or basis for challenging such protections. The bill prohibits denial of an individual's access to a shared facility (including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room) that is in accordance with the individual's gender identity.

Committee Categories

Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)*,  Alma Adams (D),  Pete Aguilar (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  John Conyers (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  John Delaney (D),  Val Demings (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Keith Ellison (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Elizabeth Esty (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Colleen Hanabusa (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ruben Kihuen (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Sander Levin (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Jared Polis (D),  David Price (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Jacky Rosen (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  José Serrano (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  John Yarmuth (D), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (on 09/06/2017)

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