CROWN Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.
Announced inthe 117th United States Congress
Number of co-sponsors116
Legislative history

The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2022, known as the CROWN Act of 2022, is a bill in the United States Congress intended to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle and hair texture by clarifying that such discrimination is illegal under existing federal law.[1]

The act was first introduced on March 19, 2021, by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).[2] The House of Representatives then passed the bill by 235–189 on March 18, 2022.[3]

Background

See also: CROWN Act (California)

The first CROWN Act was adopted in California in July 2019. Since then, similar statutes have been passed by 20 states and 30 cities.[4][5][6]

Legislative History

As of September 6, 2022:

Congress Short title Bill number(s) Date introduced Sponsor(s) # of cosponsors Latest status
117th Congress CROWN ACT of 2022. H.R. 2116 March 19, 2021 Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) 116 Passed the House (235 -189).[3]
S.888 March 22, 2021 Cory Booker (D-NJ) 29 Referred to committees of judication.

References

  1. ^ Watson Coleman, Bonnie (2022-03-18). "Text - H.R.2116 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2022". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. ^ Watson Coleman, Bonnie (2022-03-18). "Cosponsors - H.R.2116 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2022". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. ^ a b "House passes CROWN Act to ban discrimination against race-based hairstyles nationwide". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  4. ^ "National Crown Day: 13 states have passed laws to ban natural hair discrimination". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  5. ^ "Huntington City Council members pass CROWN Act". MSN. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  6. ^ "CROWN Act and Juneteenth Bill Pass Minnesota Senate". KARE11.com. KARE. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

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