Rep. Gottheimer's Bill to Prohibit Financial Credit Discrimination Against LGBTQ Community Passes House
February 27, 2021
February 27, 2021
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021:
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The bipartisan bill included U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer's (NJ-5) legislation, the Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (FDCA), to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit credit discrim . . .
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The bipartisan bill included U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer's (NJ-5) legislation, the Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (FDCA), to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit credit discrim . . .