A member of the U.S. Air Force who is Sikh has won the right to wear a beard and turban with his uniform and to refrain from cutting his hair.

Democrats who now control the U.S. House of Representatives plan to alter the chamber’s ban on hats so that a newly elected Muslim woman can wear a headscarf.

House Democrats are spearheading a change to the chamber’s rules to permit representatives to wear religious headwear, including hijabs, kippahs and turbans. Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar, who is Muslim and wears a hijab, is facing anti-Muslim remarks as a result.