Bill > S4224

This bill, titled the "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2024" or the "CROWN Act of 2024," aims to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair. The bill defines race and national origin discrimination to include discrimination based on hair texture and hairstyles commonly associated with particular races or national origins, such as tightly coiled or curled hair, locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and Afros. The bill would amend existing civil rights laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act, and the Revised Statutes, to provide clear and comprehensive legal protections against such discrimination in federally assisted programs, housing, public accommodations, and employment.