Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

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Feb 18, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000

Feb 18, 2025

Subjects (8)

Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime and Law Enforcement (Policy Area) Detention of persons Disability and health-based discrimination Due process and equal protection Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Cosponsors (4 of 5)

Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

(D-HI)
Mar 4, 2025

Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]

(D-CA)
Feb 18, 2025

Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

(D-NY)
Feb 18, 2025

Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

(D-HI)
Feb 18, 2025

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Introduced in House

Feb 18, 2025

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Length: 2,360 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Feb 18, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:29 AM

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1439 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1439

To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States
against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 18, 2025

Mr. Takano (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Tokuda, and Ms. Meng)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States
against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties
Protection Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2.

Section 4001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) ; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: `` (b) Prohibition on Detention Based on Protected Characteristics.

(1) by redesignating subsection

(b) as subsection
(c) ; and

(2) by inserting after subsection

(a) the following:
``

(b) Prohibition on Detention Based on Protected
Characteristics.--
``

(1) In general.--No individual may be imprisoned or
otherwise detained based solely on an actual or perceived
protected characteristic of the individual.
``

(2) === Definition. ===
-In this subsection, the term `protected
characteristic' includes each of the following:
``
(A) Race.
``
(B) Ethnicity.
``
(C) National origin.
``
(D) Religion.
``
(E) Sex.
``
(F) Gender identity.
``
(G) Sexual orientation.
``
(H) Disability.
``
(I) Any additional characteristic that the
Attorney General determines to be a protected
characteristic.
``

(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to allow the Attorney General to remove a
characteristic described in subparagraphs
(A) through
(H) of
paragraph

(2) from the definition of the term `protected
characteristic' under this subsection.''.
<all>

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1439 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1439

 To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States 
 against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 18, 2025

 Mr. Takano (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Tokuda, and Ms. Meng) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States 
 against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties 
Protection Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNLAWFUL DETENTION.

 

Section 4001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subsection

    (b) as subsection
            (c) ; and

    (2) by inserting after subsection

    (a) the following:
 ``

    (b) Prohibition on Detention Based on Protected 
Characteristics.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--No individual may be imprisoned or 
 otherwise detained based solely on an actual or perceived 
 protected characteristic of the individual.
 ``

    (2) === Definition. ===
-In this subsection, the term `protected 
 characteristic' includes each of the following:
 ``
        (A) Race.
 ``
        (B) Ethnicity.
 ``
            (C) National origin.
 ``
            (D) Religion.
 ``
        (E) Sex.
 ``
        (F) Gender identity.
 ``
        (G) Sexual orientation.
 ``
        (H) Disability.
 ``
            (I) Any additional characteristic that the 
 Attorney General determines to be a protected 
 characteristic.
 ``

    (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
 shall be construed to allow the Attorney General to remove a 
 characteristic described in subparagraphs
        (A) through
        (H) of 
 paragraph

    (2) from the definition of the term `protected 
 characteristic' under this subsection.''.
 <all>

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