SEC. 4. HOUSING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person in the United States 
shall be subjected to a discriminatory housing practice 
based on the person’s hair texture or hairstyle, if that hair 
texture or that hairstyle is commonly associated with a 
particular race or national origin (including a hairstyle in 
which hair is tightly coiled or tightly curled, locs, corn-
rows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and Afros). 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Subsection (a) shall be en-
forced in the same manner and by the same means, includ-
ing with the same jurisdiction, as if such subsection was 
incorporated in the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 
et seq.), and as if a violation of subsection (a) was treated 
as if it was a discriminatory housing practice. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘discriminatory housing practice’’ 
and ‘‘person’’ have the meanings given the terms in 
section 802 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3602); and 
(2) the terms ‘‘race’’ and ‘‘national origin’’ 
mean, respectively, ‘‘race’’ within the meaning of the 
term in section 804 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 3604) 
and ‘‘national origin’’ within the meaning of the 
term in that section 804.
SEC. 5. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person in the United States 
shall be subjected to a practice prohibited under section 
201, 202, or 203 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000a et seq.), based on the person’s hair texture 
or hairstyle, if that hair texture or that hairstyle is com-
monly associated with a particular race or national origin 
(including a hairstyle in which hair is tightly coiled or 
tightly curled, locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, 
and Afros). 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Subsection (a) shall be en-
forced in the same manner and by the same means, includ-
ing with the same jurisdiction, as if such subsection was 
incorporated in title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
and as if a violation of subsection (a) was treated as if 
it was a violation of section 201, 202, or 203, as appro-
priate, of such Act. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms ‘‘race’’ 
and ‘‘national origin’’ mean, respectively, ‘‘race’’ within 
the meaning of the term in section 201 of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 2000e) and ‘‘national origin’’ within the meaning 
of the term in that section 201. 
SEC. 6. EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—It shall be an unlawful employ-
ment practice for an employer, employment agency, labor 
organization, or joint labor-management committee con-
trolling apprenticeship or other training or retraining (in-
cluding on-the-job training programs) to fail or refuse to 
hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to dis-
criminate against an individual, based on the individual’s 
hair texture or hairstyle, if that hair texture or that hair-
style is commonly associated with a particular race or na-
tional origin (including a hairstyle in which hair is tightly 
coiled or tightly curled, locs, cornrows, twists, braids, 
Bantu knots, and Afros). 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Subsection (a) shall be en-
forced in the same manner and by the same means, includ-
ing with the same jurisdiction, as if such subsection was 
incorporated in title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), and as if a violation of sub-
section (a) was treated as if it was a violation of section 
703 or 704, as appropriate, of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
2000e–2, 2000e–3). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the terms ‘‘per-
son’’, ‘‘race’’, and ‘‘national origin’’ have the meanings 
given the terms in section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e). 
SEC. 7. EQUAL RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person in the United States 
shall be subjected to a practice prohibited under section 
1977 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981), based on
the person’s hair texture or hairstyle, if that hair texture 
or that hairstyle is commonly associated with a particular 
race or national origin (including a hairstyle in which hair 
is tightly coiled or tightly curled, locs, cornrows, twists, 
braids, Bantu knots, and Afros). 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Subsection (a) shall be en-
forced in the same manner and by the same means, includ-
ing with the same jurisdiction, as if such subsection was 
incorporated in section 1977 of the Revised Statutes, and 
as if a violation of subsection (a) was treated as if it was 
a violation of that section 1977. 
SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit defini-
tions of race or national origin under the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.), the Fair Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), or section 1977 of the Revised 
Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981). 
SEC. 9. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.