This bill, known as the CROWN Act of 2025, aims to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's hair texture or style, particularly when such characteristics are commonly associated with a specific race or national origin. Congress finds that historical and ongoing biases have led to individuals, especially those of African descent, being deprived of educational and employment opportunities due to their natural or protective hairstyles. The Act seeks to clarify and broaden the definitions of race and national origin within federal civil rights laws to ensure comprehensive protection against this form of discrimination. The legislation extends anti-discrimination protections across several key areas. It prohibits discrimination based on hair texture or style in federally assisted programs , housing practices , and public accommodations . Additionally, the bill makes it an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations to discriminate against individuals based on their hair. The Act explicitly includes a range of hairstyles under its protections, such as hair that is tightly coiled or curled, locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and Afros. Enforcement mechanisms for these new provisions are aligned with existing federal civil rights statutes, including Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act, and 42 U.S.C. 1981. This ensures that the Federal Government plays a central role in addressing and remedying discrimination related to hair texture and style, without limiting existing definitions of race or national origin.