US SB505 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-1)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] |
| Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
| Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1288 (Same As) 2019-03-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Subjects
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime and law enforcement
Detention of persons
Disability and paralysis
Due process and equal protection
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Crime and law enforcement
Detention of persons
Disability and paralysis
Due process and equal protection
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/505/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s505/BILLS-116s505is.pdf |
