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S 751119th CongressIntroduced
CROWN Act of 2025
Introduced: Oct 29, 2025
Civil Rights & Justice
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The CROWN Act of 2025 prohibits discrimination based on hair texture or style, particularly protecting natural or protective hairstyles historically associated with African Americans, by expanding federal civil rights protections.
Key Points
- 1The Act addresses historical and systemic racial discrimination tied to hair texture and styles like Afros, locs, and braids.
- 2It clarifies that existing civil rights laws, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, should include hair-based discrimination as race or national origin bias.
- 3Enforcement mechanisms mirror those of established civil rights statutes, ensuring legal recourse in education, employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Impact Areas
Individuals with natural/protective hairstyles (e.g., African Americans)Schools and workplaces implementing grooming policiesHousing providers and federally funded institutions
Generated by Expert legislative analyst on Nov 9, 2025