Prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in public accommodations.

authoring ... the Customer Non-Discrimination Act, which would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in “public accommodations,” such as schools, recreational facilities and retail stores

The page says Watson Coleman authored a bill to ban discrimination in public accommodations based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Mission Statement - Bonnie Watson Coleman for Congress
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The official issue page says Rep. Watson Coleman 'introduced the Customer Non-Discrimination Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in public facilities' and lists the latest related item as 'January 09, 2026 - Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces Customer Non-Discrimination Act.'

Official member-page evidence confirms the exact policy position and shows the newest claim-related action is a reintroduction, not enactment.

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LGBT Equality
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Currently, the law allows stores, restaurants, and other public facilities to discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. I introduced the Customer Non-Discrimination Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in public facilities.

Watson Coleman's official issue page states the promised policy goal and acknowledges that existing law still allows LGBTQ+ discrimination in stores, restaurants, and public facilities; it also lists a January 9, 2026 reintroduction of the Customer Non-Discrimination Act.

never same_term A for effort

LGBT Equality
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Bill would add sexual orientation, sex, and gender identity to the prohibitions on discrimination covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Customer Non-Discrimination Act, first introduced by Watson Coleman in 2015, amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by adding sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

The official press release shows Watson Coleman reintroduced concrete legislation matching the promise, but the action described is introduction/reintroduction rather than enactment.

never same_term A for effort

Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces Customer Non-Discrimination Act
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H.R. 15: To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Section 3 would amend 42 U.S.C. 2000a by inserting sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity, into public accommodations protections; Mrs. Watson Coleman is listed among introducers/cosponsors.

Official bill text shows Watson Coleman backed the 119th Congress Equality Act, which would deliver the public accommodations protections if enacted, but the GovInfo version is an introduced bill, not a public law.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 15, 119th Congress, Introduced in House: Equality Act
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Roll Call 39, Bill Number H.R. 5, Equality Act. Vote Question: On Passage. Status: Passed. Yeas 224, Nays 206. Watson Coleman, Democratic, New Jersey: Yea.

The official House roll call confirms Watson Coleman voted for the Equality Act and the House passed it in 2021, but House passage alone did not enact the promised federal public-accommodations prohibition.

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Roll Call 39, H.R. 5 Equality Act, 117th Congress
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All persons shall be entitled to full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.

The official U.S. Code text for Title II public accommodations lists race, color, religion, and national origin, but not sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, showing the promised federal statutory expansion had not been enacted in the code text available from the House Office of Law Revision Counsel.

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42 U.S.C. 2000a: Prohibition against discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation
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