HR 4680
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Due process and equal protection
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017
Introduced: December 19, 2017
Introduced by:
Takano, Mark
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 19, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 19, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the detention authority of the United States.
Specifically, it adds a provision to prohibit the detention or imprisonment of an individual based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of that individual. A protected characteristic includes race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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