The House of Representatives may change a rule on wearing hats in its chambers to accommodate individuals whose headwear is symbolic of their religious beliefs.
The midterm elections of 2018 produced one of the most diverse outcomes of winners ever seen,according to reports from CBS News, including the election of two Muslim women for the first time ever to Congress.
One of those two women is working to change House rules to allow her to wear a headscarf. Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) is the first Somali-American member of Congress ever elected to the legislative department. She is working alongside current House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (who is expected to become the next Speaker of the House) and Rep. Jim McGovern, and who will become the chairman of the Rules committee,to change the rules to comply to nowadays’s values and recognition of religious freedom.
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Source: inquisitr.com