Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023
S 129, the Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023, prohibits federal authorities from detaining individuals solely based on protected characteristics. The bill amends federal law to define "protected characteristics" as race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and any additional characteristics the Attorney General may designate. It explicitly bans imprisonment or detention based exclusively on these traits, with no allowance for the Attorney General to remove any listed characteristic. This directly affects anyone subject to federal detention, ensuring protections against discrimination in custody decisions under current law.
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Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Last action Jan 30, 2023
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Jan 30, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jan 30, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
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Tammy Duckworth
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Alex Padilla
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Amy Klobuchar
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Benjamin L. Cardin
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Bernard Sanders
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Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
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Catherine Cortez Masto
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Christopher A. Coons
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
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