Texture Positive Act of 2024
Latest action · Jun 27, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2024 to Nov 13, 2024; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 27, 2024 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Nov 13, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2024Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 108, June 27, 2024, page H4411.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4539 | Texture Positive Act of 2025 | Cross-Congress related bill | Jul 17, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to States for the purpose of providing subgrants to eligible entities for education and technical training on how to perform cosmetology services on textured hair.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Texture Positive Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2024Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
