H.R. 1288 · 116th Congress
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mark Takano
- Introduced
- 2019-02-14
- Latest action
- 2019-03-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Summary
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.