Title: Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act of 2021)
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits discrimination based on an individual's hair texture or hairstyle.
Prohibits discrimination based on an indidivuals hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin (Sec. 3)
Prohibits discrimination against individual participating in federally assisted housing, public accomodation, and employment programs (Sec. 3-6).
Establishes enforcement procedures and specifies that no individual shall be deprived of equal rights under the law based on the hair texture or hairstyle (Sec. 7).
Specifies that nothing in this act shall be construed to limit definitions of race or national origin under the Civil Rights Act or Fair Housing Act (Sec. 8).
Title: Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act of 2021)