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Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021

Introduced: February 18, 2021 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
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021

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 April 28, 2021

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

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 21, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1181: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1181/
MLA
"H.R. 1181: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1181/.
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H.R. 1181, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1181/.
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