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HR 5309 116th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Cosmetics and personal care Due process and equal protection Elementary and secondary education Employment discrimination and employee rights Higher education Housing discrimination Poverty and welfare assistance Public housing Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations

CROWN Act of 2020

Introduced: February 10, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 21, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4592-4594)
Sep 21, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5309.
Sep 21, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4592-4597)
Sep 21, 2020
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 21, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 425.
Sep 21, 2020
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Sep 21, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-525, Part I.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 14, 2020
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
Jan 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Dec 5, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 or the CROWN Act of 2019

This bill prohibits discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. Specifically, the bill prohibits this type of discrimination against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs, public accommodations, and employment.

Persons shall not be deprived of equal rights under the law and shall not be subjected to prohibited practices based on their hair texture or style.

The bill provides for enforcement procedures under the applicable laws.

What's happening now September 22, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3167 Identical bill CROWN Act of 2019
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 52
All 52 Democratic 39
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 14, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jul 13, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 3, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Mar 3, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Mar 3, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 3, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Feb 27, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 18, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 18, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 18, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Feb 10, 2020
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 28, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 28, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 24, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jan 9, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 9, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Jan 9, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 9, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Dec 9, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Dec 5, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Dec 5, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 5, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Dec 5, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Dec 5, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Dec 5, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 5, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Dec 5, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Dec 5, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Dec 5, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Dec 5, 2019
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