119-hr4539

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4539 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4539

 To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to States for the 
 purpose of providing subgrants to eligible entities for education and 
 technical training on how to perform cosmetology services on textured 
 hair.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 17, 2025

Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. 
 McIver, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
 Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Crockett, and Ms. Sewell) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Education and Workforce

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to States for the 
 purpose of providing subgrants to eligible entities for education and 
 technical training on how to perform cosmetology services on textured 
 hair.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Texture Positive Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING ON TEXTURED HAIR.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall award, on a competitive 
basis, grants to States for the purpose of awarding subgrants in 
accordance with this section.

    (b) Application.--A State seeking a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, including a summary of the information submitted under 
subsection
            (c) (2) by each eligible entity that the State plans to award 
a subgrant to under such subsection.
            (c) Subgrants.--

    (1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this 
 section shall use such grant to award, on a competitive basis, 
 subgrants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out 
 the activities described in paragraph

    (3) .

    (2) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a subgrant 
 under this subsection shall submit an application to the State 
 at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
 as the State may reasonably require, including--
        (A) a description of how the eligible entity plans 
 to carry out the activities described in paragraph

    (3) ;
        (B) an estimate of--
            (i) the cost of conducting the activities 
 described in paragraph

    (3) , including the cost 
 per student of providing the education and 
 technical training required under subparagraph
        (A) of such paragraph; and
            (ii) the number of students the eligible 
 entity plans to instruct; and
            (C) a description of how the eligible entity plans 
 to increase access to the education and technical 
 training required under paragraph

    (3)
        (A) .

    (3) Use of funds.--An eligible entity that receives a 
 subgrant under this subsection--
        (A) shall use such subgrant funds to provide, as 
 part of the curriculum of cosmetology schools, 
 education and technical training to students of such 
 cosmetology schools on how to shampoo, deep condition, 
 braid, twist, and style textured hair; and
        (B) may use such subgrant funds to, in order to 
 better provide such education and technical training--
            (i) develop such education and technical 
 training;
            (ii) hire and train instructors; and
            (iii) provide digital training, including 
 through prerecorded videos.

    (4) Determination of amount of award.--A State shall award 
 a subgrant under this subsection in an amount that the State 
 determines appropriate based on the estimate submitted under 
 paragraph

    (2)
        (B) .
            (d) Duration; Renewal.--

    (1) Grants.--A grant awarded under this section shall be 
 for a term of 4 years and may be renewed by the Secretary.

    (2) Subgrants.--A subgrant awarded under subsection
            (c) shall be for a term of 6 months and may be renewed by the State 
 that awarded the subgrant. In determining whether to renew such 
 subgrant, the State shall take into consideration the 
 information submitted under subsection

    (e) .

    (e) Reporting Requirements.--

    (1) Eligible entities.--Not later than 60 days before each 
 date that is the final date of the term described in subsection
            (d) (2) , a recipient of a subgrant under subsection
            (c) shall 
 submit to the State that awarded the subgrant a report 
 including--
        (A) a description of how the subgrant was used;
        (B) an identification of the cosmetology schools 
 that the eligible entity worked with to provide the 
 education and technical training required under 
 subsection
            (c) (3)
        (A) ;
            (C) the number of instructors that the eligible 
 entity trained to provide the education and technical 
 training required under subsection
            (c) (3)
        (A) ; and
            (D) the number of students that received the 
 education and technical training required under 
 subsection
            (c) (3)
        (A) .

    (2) States.--Not later than 60 days after each date that is 
 the final date of the term described in subsection
            (d) (1) , a 
 State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to 
 the Secretary a report including--
        (A) an identification of the State agency that 
 awards subgrants under this section; and
        (B) a summary of the information submitted under 
 paragraph

    (1) .

    (f) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Cosmetology school.--The term ``cosmetology school'' 
 means a school that provides training to prepare students for 
 gainful employment in an occupation related to cosmetology.

    (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''--
        (A) means a corporation, limited liability company, 
 association, or company that--
            (i) was established not less than 5 years 
 before the date of enactment of this Act;
            (ii) has experience in providing the 
 education and technical training required under 
 subsection
            (c) (3)
        (A) ;
            (iii) has an employer identification number 
 issued by the Internal Revenue Service; and
            (iv) has a Minority- or Women-owned 
 Business Enterprise certificate; and
        (B) does not include--
            (i) a consortium of cosmetology schools, 
 including an association of such schools;
            (ii) an individual; or
            (iii) a cosmetology school that has 
 received, at any point, Federal funds other 
 than through a subgrant under subsection
            (c) .

    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Labor.

    (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
 States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
 territory, or possession of the United States.

    (5) Textured hair.--The term ``textured hair'' means hair 
 that is coiled, curly, or wavy in its natural state.
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