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Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

Introduced: February 19, 2025 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

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.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Cosponsors 19

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Feb 19, 2025

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Feb 19, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Feb 19, 2025

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Nevada · Feb 19, 2025

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Feb 19, 2025

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Feb 19, 2025

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Feb 19, 2025

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Feb 19, 2025

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Feb 19, 2025

Murray, Patty

Washington · Feb 19, 2025

Padilla, Alex

California · Feb 19, 2025

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Feb 19, 2025

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Feb 19, 2025

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Feb 19, 2025

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Feb 19, 2025

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Feb 19, 2025

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Feb 19, 2025

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Feb 19, 2025

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Feb 19, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 634: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-634/

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"S. 634: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-634/.

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