US HB8191 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 89-0)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-30 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 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.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

Summary

To prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.

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Title

To prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.

Sponsors

Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL]Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Shontel Brown [D-OH]Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Morgan McGarvey [D-KY]Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA]Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. Daniel Goldman [D-NY]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL]Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Kevin Mullin [D-CA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Robert Garcia [D-CA]Rep. Greg Landsman [D-OH]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA]Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC]Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]
Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]Rep. Gabe Amo [D-RI]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Emilia Sykes [D-OH]Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Ritchie Torres [D-NY]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-30HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 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.
2024-04-30HouseIntroduced in House

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