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.
USA115th CongressHR-3745| House
| Updated: 9/27/2017
Brenda L. Lawrence
Democratic Representative
Michigan
Cosponsors (18)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Housing and Community Development
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenHousing discriminationSex offenses
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.
USA115th CongressHR-3745| House
| Updated: 9/27/2017
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Brenda L. Lawrence
Democratic Representative
Michigan
Cosponsors (18)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Housing and Community Development
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenHousing discriminationSex offenses