HR 2364 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2013

Introduced Jun 13, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Steve Israel D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 13, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 13, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.

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.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2013 to Sep 10, 2014, with 23 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-COJared PolisOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJun 13, 2013
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 13, 2013Introduced in House
  2. Jun 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1159Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2013Identical billJun 13, 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 1

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  1. Jun 13, 2013Introduced in House

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