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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 See on congress.gov
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Dec 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 19, 2017
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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 December 19, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4680 Identical bill Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2018
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jan 23, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 18, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 21, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 19, 2017
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 19, 2017
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 19, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Dec 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2250: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2250/
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"S. 2250: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2250/.
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S. 2250, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2250/.
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