CROWN Act of 2022
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]
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| Long title | An Act to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair. |
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| Announced in | the 117th United States Congress |
| Number of co-sponsors | 116 |
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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
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 |
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| 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
- 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.
- 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.
- "House passes CROWN Act to ban discrimination against race-based hairstyles nationwide". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- "National Crown Day: 13 states have passed laws to ban natural hair discrimination". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- "Huntington City Council members pass CROWN Act". MSN. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- "CROWN Act and Juneteenth Bill Pass Minnesota Senate". KARE11.com. KARE. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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