S. 1020 · 117th Congress · Senate

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Mar 25, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 25, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 25, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Mar 25, 2021

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