CROWN Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2025 or the CROWN Act of 2025
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 (e.g., the Civil Rights Act of 1964).
Cosponsors 84
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025; 74 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2025 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2025Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
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. 171, no. 38, February 26, 2025, page H880.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 751 | CROWN Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Feb 26, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CROWN Act of 2025
- Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2025Introduced 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.
