AI-assisted analysis based on the official CRS summary. Source version: Nov 18, 2025. Analysis updated: Sep 20, 2026.
01 — The Text
What.
- The bill expands Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit public accommodations (including stores, transit services, recreational facilities, health care, accounting, and legal service establishments) from discriminating based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
- The bill expands Title VI to prohibit federally funded programs from discriminating based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
- The bill expands Title VII (employment discrimination) and Title IV (school desegregation) of the Civil Rights Act to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity.
- The bill expands the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination in public and private housing based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
- The bill prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity by creditors and in jury selection, and defines sex to include sex stereotypes, pregnancy, childbirth, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.
02 — The Stakes
So what?
- Documented effect: The bill extends existing civil rights protections across employment, housing, public accommodations, and federally funded programs to cover sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Limitation: The official summary does not specify exemptions, enforcement mechanisms, or penalties.
- Context: The bill references the Supreme Court's Bostock v. Clayton County decision, which already established that Title VII prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; this bill would codify and expand that principle.
03 — The Path
Now what?
- As of April 29, 2025, the bill was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and five additional committees (Education and Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform).
- No scheduled committee votes or floor action dates have been recorded.
Legislative History
Actions.
- Apr 29, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 29, 2025 — Introduced in House