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Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019

This bill modifies the detention authority of the United States.

Specifically, it prohibits detention or imprisonment based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of an individual. A protected characteristic includes each of the following: race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and any additional characteristic that the Department of Justice determines to be a protected characteristic.

What's happening now March 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 21, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1288: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1288/
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"H.R. 1288: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1288/.
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H.R. 1288, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1288/.
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