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CROWN Act of 2020
Legislative Progress
Introduced
December 5, 2019
Latest Action
September 22, 2020
Primary Sponsor
Cedric L. RichmondDemocratic(LA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
95pct
292d open
vs 9,062 other HR bills in the 116th — cohort avg 39d
Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 or the CROWN Act of 2019 This bill prohibits discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. Specifically, the bill prohibits this type of discrimination against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs, public accommodations, and employment. Persons shall not be deprived of equal rights under the law and shall not be subjected to prohibited practices based on their hair texture or style. The bill provides for enforcement procedures under the applicable laws.
These links require the bill number to appear in the filing's source-reported specific issue text. Client expenses and lobbying-firm income are separate disclosure fields.
Filing registrants (4)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
- Support for criminal justice and police reform - H.R.7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 - S.3912 - Justice in Policing Act of 2020 - H.R. 5309 - The CROWN Act to prevent discrimination based on natural and race-based hairstyles
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4592-4594)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5309.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4592-4597)
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 425.
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5309/S. 3167, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act of 2019 COVID Relief Legislation: The HEALS Act
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S.3167 - Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 H.R.5309 - CROWN Act of 2019 H.R. 7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Requested appropriated funds to be allocated to state election officials so they may run elections in a safe and secure manner.
Client expense: $3,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce training initiatives; Workplace flexibility legislation in Congress; provisions regarding joint employer, data privacy, and right to work; diversity and inclusion activity; Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions revised EEO-1 Component 2 policy; H.R.1185 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act; S. 3144 Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2019; provision regarding training and education; H.R. 5309 CROWN Act
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S.3167 - Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 H.R.5309 - CROWN Act of 2019 H.R. 7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Requested appropriated funds to be allocated to state election officials so they may run elections in a safe and secure manner.
Client expense: $3,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
- Support for criminal justice and police reform - H.R.7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 - S.3912 - Justice in Policing Act of 2020 - H.R. 5309 - The CROWN Act to prevent discrimination based on natural and race-based hairstyles
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2020 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5309/S. 3167, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act of 2020; COVID Relief Legislation: H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (Heroes)Act; H.R. 6486, Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0; The HEALS Act
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S.3167 - Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 H.R.5309 - CROWN Act of 2019
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S.3167 - Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 H.R.5309 - CROWN Act of 2019
Client expense: $3,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S.3167 - Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 H.R.5309 - CROWN Act of 2019
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-525, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Markup by |
| September 15, 2020 |
| Education and the Workforce Committee | House | Referred to | December 5, 2019 |
| Judiciary Committee | House | Referred to | December 5, 2019 |
| December 5, 2019 |
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| Alma S. Adams | Democratic | NC |
| André Carson | Democratic | IN |
| Andy Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | Democratic | AZ |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Anthony G. Brown | Democratic | MD |
| Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | MA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Bennie G. Thompson | Democratic | MS |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic | IL |
| Brenda L. Lawrence | Democratic | MI |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| David J. Trone | Democratic | MD |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| Debra A. Haaland | Democratic | NM |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Frederica S. Wilson | Democratic | FL |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries | Democratic | NY |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | MN |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| Jahana Hayes | Democratic | CT |
| James E. Clyburn | Democratic | SC |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| Joaquin Castro | Democratic | TX |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | DE |
| Madeleine Dean | Democratic | PA |
| Marc A. Veasey | Democratic | TX |
| Marcia L. Fudge | Democratic | OH |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | WA |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | MI |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Robin L. Kelly | Democratic | IL |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Stacey E. Plaskett | Democratic | VI |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic | NV |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Sylvia R. Garcia | Democratic | TX |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic | NJ |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |