S 2250
115th Congress
Senate
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:
Duckworth, Tammy
Democratic
· Illinois
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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