Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 25, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2021 to Apr 15, 2021; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 15, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 25, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 505 | Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Feb 14, 2019 |
| HR 1181 | Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Apr 28, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
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