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S. 505

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A bill to ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.
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Committee
Latest Action · February 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
February 14, 2019
Cosponsors (29)
28D 0R
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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.

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