Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing Act”.
Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing Act
A BILL
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.
Sec. 2 Sexual harassment in or around a dwelling
The Fair Housing Act is amended by inserting after section 807 (42 U.S.C. 3607) the following:
“807A. Sexual harassment in or around a dwelling
“(a) Hostile environment sexual harassment—For purposes of determining, under this title, whether unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature is sufficiently severe or pervasive to constitute a discriminatory housing practice based on hostile environment sexual harassment, any conduct described in subsection (b) that occurs in or around a dwelling, shall be considered to be severe or pervasive.
“(b) Conduct—The conduct described in subsection (a) consists of—
“(1) an unwelcome sexual advance, including groping or touching;
“(2) an unwelcome request for sexual favors; or
“(3) any other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating.”