A bill to ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.

United States115th CongressS-2250Senate
Updated: Dec 19, 2017

Summary

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the detention authority of the United States. Specifically, it adds a provision to prohibit the detention or imprisonment of an individual based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of that individual. A protected characteristic includes race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

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HR-4680: To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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