,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #dbe #aaf?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ecji
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-ebe1 ,"p ,i ,,9 ,,!  
,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,decemb]   
#e1 #bjai,mr4 ,ri*mond 7= himself1 ,ms4 
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4     
,pressley1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mrs4 ,beatty1   
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,blunt     
,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1  
,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( 
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4      
,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4   
,moore1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4    
,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (   
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,veasey1
 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 & ,ms4 ,wilson 
( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !          
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,education & ,labor1 = a p]iod to be 
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    

conc]n$  ,septemb] #ba1                 
#bjbj;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,c>son 
( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4       
,khanna1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4  
,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mrs4   
,dem+s1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4     
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (      
,florida1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,sewell (    
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,br[n (  
,m>yl&1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4        
,hors=d1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 
,dean1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,mr4
 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4   
,mal9[ski1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,trone1    
,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,ms4 ,haal&1     
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 
& ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas  ,septemb] #ba1  
#bjbj,report$ f ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y ) an amendment,strike out all 
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,septemb] #ba1                
#bjbj;,committee on ,education & ,labor 
dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     

ord]$ to be printed,for text ( introduc$
 bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on   
,decemb] #e1 #bjai  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit discrim9ation bas$ on an       
individual's texture or /yle ( hair4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,creat+ a ,respectful & ,op5 ,_w =    
,natural ,hair ,act ( #bjbj or ! ,,cr[n 
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se (       
,congress2 purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,?r\gh\t ,unit$    
,/ates hi/ory1 society has us$ 79       
conjunction ) sk9 color7 hair texture & 
hair/yle to classify individuals on !   
basis ( race4  7#b7 ,l "o's sk9 color1  
"o's hair has s]v$ z a basis ( race &   
national orig9 discrim9ation4  7#c7     
,racial & national orig9 discrim9ation c
 & d occur because ( long/&+ racial &   
national orig9 biases & /]eotypes       
associat$ ) hair texture & /yle4  7#d7  
,= example1 r\t9ely1 p ( ,african desc5t
 are depriv$ ( educational & employm5t  
opportunities because !y are adorn$ )   
natural or protective hair/yles 9 :i*   

hair is tightly coil$ or tightly curl$1 
or worn 9 locs1 cornr[s1 twi/s1 braids1 
,bantu knots1 or ,afros4  7#e7 ,racial &
 national orig9 discrim9ation is        
reflect$ 9 s*ool & workplace policies & 
practices t b> natural or protective    
hair/yles commonly worn by p ( ,african 
desc5t4  7#f7 ,= example1 z rec5tly z   
#bjah1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces _h   
groom+ policies t b>r$ natural or       
protective hair/yles t s]vicewom5 (     
,african desc5t commonly we> & t        
describ$ ^! hair/yles z unkempt4  7#g7  
,9 #bjah1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces   
resc9d$ ^! policies & recogniz$ t ?is   
description p]petuat$ d]ogatory racial  
/]eotypes4  7#h7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ 
,=ces also recogniz$ t prohibitions     
aga9/ natural or protective hair/yles t 
,african-,am]ican s]vicewom5 are        
commonly adorn$ ) are racially          
discrim9atory & be> no relation%ip to   
,african-,am]ican s]vicewom5's          
occupational qualifications & _! ability
 to s]ve & protect ! ,nation4  7#i7 ,z a

 type ( racial or national orig9        
discrim9ation1 discrim9ation on ! basis 
( natural or protective hair/yles t p ( 
,african desc5t are commonly adorn$ )   
violates exi/+ ,f$]al law1 includ+      
provisions ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act (    
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq471  
section #aigg ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aiha71 & ! ,fair ,h\s+ ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq474 ,h[ev]1  
"s ,f$]al c\rts h mis9t]pret$ ,f$]al    
civil rights law by n>r[ly int]pret+ !  
mean+ ( race or national orig91 & !reby 
p]mitt+1 = example1 employ]s to         
discrim9ate aga9/ p ( ,african desc5t :o
 we> natural or protective hair/yles ev5
 ?\gh ! employm5t policies involv$ are n
 relat$ to work]s' ability to p]=m _!   
jobs4  7#aj7 ,apply+ ?is n>r[           
int]pretation ( race or national orig9  
has result$ 9 a lack ( ,f$]al civil     
rights protection = individuals :o are  
discrim9at$ aga9/ on ! basis (          
*>act]i/ics t are commonly associat$ )  
race & national orig94  7#aa7 ,9 #bjai &

 #bjbj1 ,/ate legislatures & municipal  
bodies ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates h        
introduc$ & pass$ legislation t rejects 
c]ta9 ,f$]al c\rts' re/rictive          
int]pretation ( race & national orig91 &
 expressly classifies race & national   
orig9 discrim9ation z inclusive (       
discrim9ation on ! basis ( natural or   
protective hair/yles commonly associat$ 
) race & national orig94  7b7 ,s5se (   
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld ackn[l$ge t
 individuals :o h hair texture or we> a 
hair/yle t is hi/orically &             
contempor>ily associat$ ) ,african      
,am]icans or p]sons ( ,african desc5t   
sy/ematically suff] h>mful discrim9ation
 9 s*ools1 workplaces1 & o!r contexts   
bas$ ^u long/&+ race & national orig9   
/]eotypes & biases2  7#b7 a cle> &      
compreh5sive law %\ld address !         
sy/ematic deprivation ( educational1    
employm5t1 & o!r opportunities on !     
basis ( hair texture & hair/yle t are   
commonly associat$ ) race or national   

orig92  7#c7 cle>1 consi/5t1 & en=ceable
 legal /&>ds mu/ be provid$ to r$ress ! 
widespread incid5ces ( race & national  
orig9 discrim9ation bas$ ^u hair texture
 & hair/yle 9 s*ools1 workplaces1 h\s+1 
f$]ally fund$ in/itutions1 & o!r        
contexts2  7#d7 x is necess>y to prev5t 
educational1 employm5t1 & o!r decisions1
 practices1 & policies g5]at$ by or     
reflect+ negative biases & /]eotypes    
relat$ to race or national orig92  7#e7 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t mu/ play a key role 9
 en=c+ ,f$]al civil rights laws 9 a way 
t secures equal educational1 employm5t1 
& o!r opportunities = all individuals   
reg>dless ( _! race or national orig92  
7#f7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t mu/ play a      
c5tral role 9 en=c+ ! /&>ds e/abli%$ "u 
?is ,act on behalf ( individuals :o     
suff] race or national orig9            
discrim9ation bas$ ^u hair texture &    
hair/yle2  7#g7 x is necess>y to        
prohibit & provide rem$ies = ! h>ms     
suff]$ z a result ( race or national    
orig9 discrim9ation on ! basis ( hair   

texture & hair/yle2 &  7#h7 x is        
necess>y to m&ate t s*ool1 workplace1 & 
o!r applicable /&>ds be appli$ 9 a      
nondiscrim9atory mann] & to explicitly  
prohibit ! adoption or implem5tation (  
groom+ requirem5ts t disproportionately 
impact p ( ,african desc5t4  7c7        
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to    
in/itute def9itions ( race & national   
orig9 = ,f$]al civil rights laws t      
effectuate ! compreh5sive scope (       
protection ,congress int5d$ to be af=d$ 
by su* laws & ,congress' objective to   
elim9ate race & national orig9          
discrim9ation 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4   
,f$]ally assi/$ programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,no individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be
 exclud$ f p>ticipation 91 be d5i$ !    
b5efits (1 or be subject$ to            
discrim9ation "u1 any program or        
activity receiv+ ,f$]al f9ancial        
assi/ance1 bas$ on ! individual's hair  
texture or hair/yle1 if t hair texture  
or t hair/yle is commonly associat$ ) a 
p>ticul> race or national orig9 7includ+

 a hair/yle 9 :i* hair is tightly coil$ 
or tightly curl$1 locs1 cornr[s1 twi/s1 
braids1 ,bantu knots1 & ,afros74  7b7   
,en=cem5t ,subsection 7a7 %all be en=c$ 
9 ! same mann] & by ! same means1       
includ+ ) ! same jurisdiction1 z if su* 
subsection 0 incorporat$ 9 title ,,vi ( 
! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 & z if a    
violation ( subsection 7a7 0 treat$ z if
 x 0 a violation ( section #fja ( su*   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d74  7c7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
program or activity has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #fjf ( ! ,civil ,rights   
,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bjjj;d-#d;a72 &  7#b7 ! t]ms race &    
national orig9 mean1 respectively1 race 
)9 ! mean+ ( ! t]m 9 section #fja ( t   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d7 & national 
orig9 )9 ! mean+ ( ! t]m 9 t section    
#fja4  #d4 ,h\s+ programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,no p]son 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be     
subject$ to a discrim9atory h\s+        
practice bas$ on ! p]son's hair texture 

or hair/yle1 if t hair texture or t     
hair/yle is commonly associat$ ) a      
p>ticul> race or national orig9 7includ+
 a hair/yle 9 :i* hair is tightly coil$ 
or tightly curl$1 locs1 cornr[s1 twi/s1 
braids1 ,bantu knots1 & ,afros74  7b7   
,en=cem5t ,subsection 7a7 %all be en=c$ 
9 ! same mann] & by ! same means1       
includ+ ) ! same jurisdiction1 z if su* 
subsection 0 incorporat$ 9 ! ,fair ,h\s+
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq471 & z
 if a violation ( subsection 7a7 0      
treat$ z if x 0 a discrim9atory h\s+    
practice4  7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is        
section-- 7#a7 ! t]ms discrim9atory h\s+
 practice & p]son h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms
 9 section #hjb ( ! ,fair ,h\s+ ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb72 &  7#b7 ! t]ms   
race & national orig9 mean1             
respectively1 race )9 ! mean+ ( ! t]m 9 
section #hjd ( t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cfjd7 & national orig9 )9 ! mean+ ( !  
t]m 9 t section #hjd4  #e4 ,public      
accommodations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no p]son 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be subject$ to a  

practice prohibit$ "u section #bja1     
#bjb1 or #bjc ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( 
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;a et seq471  
bas$ on ! p]son's hair texture or       
hair/yle1 if t hair texture or t        
hair/yle is commonly associat$ ) a      
p>ticul> race or national orig9 7includ+
 a hair/yle 9 :i* hair is tightly coil$ 
or tightly curl$1 locs1 cornr[s1 twi/s1 
braids1 ,bantu knots1 & ,afros74  7b7   
,en=cem5t ,subsection 7a7 %all be en=c$ 
9 ! same mann] & by ! same means1       
includ+ ) ! same jurisdiction1 z if su* 
subsection 0 incorporat$ 9 title ,,ii ( 
! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd1 & z if a 
violation ( subsection 7a7 0 treat$ z if
 x 0 a violation ( section #bja1 #bjb1  
or #bjc1 z appropriate1 ( su* ,act4  7c7
 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms race 
& national orig9 mean1 respectively1    
race )9 ! mean+ ( ! t]m 9 section #bja (
 t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e7 &       
national orig9 )9 ! mean+ ( ! t]m 9 t   
section #bja4  #f4 ,employm5t  7a7      
,prohibition ,x %all be an unlawful     

employm5t practice = an employ]1        
employm5t ag5cy1 labor organization1 or 
jo9t labor-managem5t committee controll+
 appr5tice%ip or o!r tra9+ or retra9+   
7includ+ on-!-job tra9+ programs7 to    
fail or refuse to hire or to dis*>ge any
 individual1 or o!rwise to discrim9ate  
aga9/ an individual1 bas$ on !          
individual's hair texture or hair/yle1  
if t hair texture or t hair/yle is      
commonly associat$ ) a p>ticul> race or 
national orig9 7includ+ a hair/yle 9 :i*
 hair is tightly coil$ or tightly curl$1
 locs1 cornr[s1 twi/s1 braids1 ,bantu   
knots1 & ,afros74  7b7 ,en=cem5t        
,subsection 7a7 %all be en=c$ 9 ! same  
mann] & by ! same means1 includ+ ) !    
same jurisdiction1 z if su* subsection 0
 incorporat$ 9 title ,,vii ( ! ,civil   
,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjjj;e et seq471 & z if a violation (  
subsection 7a7 0 treat$ z if x 0 a      
violation ( section #gjc or #gjd1 z     
appropriate1 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjjj;e-#b1 #bjjj;e-#c74  7c7           

,def9itions ,9 ?is section ! t]ms p]son1
 race1 & national orig9 h ! mean+s giv5 
! t]ms 9 section #gja ( ! ,civil ,rights
 ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e74  
#g4 ,equal rights "u ! law  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,no p]son 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be    
subject$ to a practice prohibit$ "u     
section #aigg ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aiha71 bas$ on ! p]son's hair
 texture or hair/yle1 if t hair texture 
or t hair/yle is commonly associat$ ) a 
p>ticul> race or national orig9 7includ+
 a hair/yle 9 :i* hair is tightly coil$ 
or tightly curl$1 locs1 cornr[s1 twi/s1 
braids1 ,bantu knots1 & ,afros74  7b7   
,en=cem5t ,subsection 7a7 %all be en=c$ 
9 ! same mann] & by ! same means1       
includ+ ) ! same jurisdiction1 z if su* 
subsection 0 incorporat$ 9 section #aigg
 ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes1 & z if a         
violation ( subsection 7a7 0 treat$ z if
 x 0 a violation ( t section #aigg4  #h4
 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act   
%all be con/ru$ to limit def9itions (   
race or national orig9 "u ! ,civil      

,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjjj;a et seq471 ! ,fair ,h\s+ ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq471 or       
section #aigg ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aiha74  ,septemb] #ba1       
#bjbj,report$ f ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y ) an amendment,september #ba1 
#bjbj;,committee on ,education & ,labor 
dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$