GOP blocks House bill to ban race-based hair discrimination

Republicans Block Bill Banning Racist Hair Discrimination

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman vowed to bring the Crown Act back up for a vote in the coming weeks, saying Black people have “the right to live as their authentic selves.”

House GOP Blocks Bill to Ban Racial Discrimination

“Late Monday, the House tried to use fast-track procedures to pass a bill barring race-based discrimination against Black people for how they wear their hair. It prevailed 235-188, but that’s short of the 2/3 margin needed to pass it,” Politico reports.“Just 15 House Republicans voted yes. That’s despite the fact the bill passed by voice vote in September 2020.”

House Dems fail to pass bill banning discrimination against natural hairstyles

House Democrats have failed to pass legislation to ban discrimination against people with hairstyles that are commonly associated with a particular race or national origin.

Lauren Boebert calls the CROWN Act "the bad hair bill." - Democratic Underground

Lauren Boebert Mocks Anti-Discrimination Legislation as ‘Bad Hair Bill’

The Colorado representative was casting a proxy vote on behalf of Louie Gohmert, a colleague from Texas.

GOP blocks House bill to ban race-based hair discrimination

The House fell short of passing legislation on Monday that would prohibit discrimination against people with hair styles associated with a particular race or national origin.