Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 22, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2018 to May 16, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 10, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 10, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | May 16, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 19, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 22, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Dec 19, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 19, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H10246H.R. 4680–4689 | — | Dec 19, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 207, December 19, 2017, page H10246.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2250 | Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Dec 19, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
