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S 129 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Detention of persons Disability and health-based discrimination Due process and equal protection Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023

Introduced: January 30, 2023 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 30, 2023
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Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the detention or imprisonment of an individual based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of the individual. The term 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 January 30, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 639 Related bill Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 21 Independent 1
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 16, 2023
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 30, 2023
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 30, 2023
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 30, 2023
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 30, 2023
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jan 30, 2023
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 30, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 30, 2023
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 30, 2023
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 30, 2023
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2023
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 30, 2023
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 30, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jan 30, 2023
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 30, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 30, 2023
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jan 30, 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 30, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2023
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 30, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 30, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 30, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 129: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-129/
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"S. 129: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-129/.
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S. 129, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-129/.
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[S. 129: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-129/)
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