{"id":"1e373de2-2c74-456a-aaa7-0832d6422940","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"s","billNumber":751,"title":"CROWN Act of 2025","displayTitle":"CROWN Act of 2025","abstract":"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).","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>Federal civil rights protections against race and national origin discrimination are expanded to explicitly cover hair texture and hairstyles commonly associated with a particular race or national origin — including locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and Afros. The ban applies in employment, federally funded programs, public accommodations, housing, and under the equal-rights statute (42 U.S.C. 1981). Enforcement uses the same agencies, procedures, and remedies already established under Title VI, Title VII, Title II, and the Fair Housing Act. Employers, schools, landlords, and businesses receiving federal funds would be prohibited from denying opportunities on the basis of these hairstyles.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["GOVERNMENT_OPERATIONS"],"introducedAt":"2025-02-26T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2025-02-26T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/751","accountabilityFlags":{"civil_liberties":["↑ Protected characteristics — hair texture and race-associated hairstyles added to anti-discrimination coverage","↑ Enforcement reach — protection extended across employment, housing, and public accommodations"]},"tldr":"Extends federal civil-rights protections against race discrimination to explicitly cover natural hairstyles like locs, braids, and afros.","summaryStandard":null,"flagExplainers":{},"flagValence":{},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","chamber":"SENATE","policyArea":"Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues","legislativeSubjects":["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"],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","latestTextVersion":"Introduced in Senate","textVersionUsed":null,"dateAdded":"2026-05-30T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":null,"recordId":"1e373de2-2c74-456a-aaa7-0832d6422940","feedIdentityKey":"119/s/751","websiteBillId":"S-751","yourvoiceSummary":"Federal civil rights protections against race and national origin discrimination are expanded to explicitly cover hair texture and hairstyles commonly associated with a particular race or national origin — including locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and Afros. The ban applies in employment, federally funded programs, public accommodations, housing, and under the equal-rights statute (42 U.S.C. 1981). Enforcement uses the same agencies, procedures, and remedies already established under Title VI, Title VII, Title II, and the Fair Housing Act. Employers, schools, landlords, and businesses receiving federal funds would be prohibited from denying opportunities on the basis of these hairstyles.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T03:46:23.309992+00:00"}