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H.R. 1638 (IH) - Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2025
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 119th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- February 26, 2025
- Action
- Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Adams, Ms. Brown, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Fields, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. McGarvey, Mrs. McIver, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Sherrill, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Foster, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Carson, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Turner of Texas, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Takano, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Amo, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Bynum, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Bell, Ms. Waters, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Omar, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Jeffries) introduced the following bill; which was 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
- Bill Number
- H.R. 1638
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2025
- Full Title
- To prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair.
- Sponsors
- Bonnie Watson Coleman(NJ)
- Cosponsors
- Nikema Williams (GA); Jennifer L. McClellan (VA); Adam Smith (WA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Delia C. Ramirez (IL); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Lloyd Doggett (TX); Alma S. Adams (NC); Shontel M. Brown (OH); Steve Cohen (TN); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Al Green (TX); Sara Jacobs (CA); Lauren Underwood (IL); Timothy M. Kennedy (NY); Cleo Fields (LA); Kevin Mullin (CA); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); Morgan McGarvey (KY); LaMonica McIver (NJ); Joyce Beatty (OH); Mark Pocan (WI); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Mikie Sherrill (NJ); Emilia Strong Sykes (OH); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Marilyn Strickland (WA); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Bill Foster (IL); Raul M. Grijalva (AZ); Andre Carson (IN); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Dwight Evans (PA); Mike Quigley (IL); Steven Horsford (NV); Sylvester Turner (TX); Julia Brownley (CA); Haley M. Stevens (MI); Paul Tonko (NY); Mark Takano (CA); Ritchie Torres (NY); Danny K. Davis (IL); Juan Vargas (CA); Valerie P. Foushee (NC); Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (NJ); Donald G. Davis (NC); Gabe Amo (RI); Glenn Ivey (MD); Jonathan L. Jackson (IL); Stacey E. Plaskett (VI); Jahana Hayes (CT); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Robert Menendez (NJ); Troy A. Carter (LA); Janelle S. Bynum (OR); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Lucy McBath (GA); Wesley Bell (MO); Maxine Waters (CA); Marc A. Veasey (TX); Kweisi Mfume (MD); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Gwen Moore (WI); Ilhan Omar (MN); Summer L. Lee (PA); Maxwell Frost (FL); Hakeem S. Jeffries (NY)
- Committees
- Committee on Education and Workforce (Standing), Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)
- United States Code Reference
- 42 U.S.C. 1981, 2000a, 2000d, 2000d-4a, 2000e, 2000e-2, 2000e-3, 3601, 3602 and 3604