Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 14, 2019)
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 just happenedFeb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 14, 2019
- Feb 14, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 14, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate