{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1439","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1439,"title":"Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-18","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"T000472","fullName":"Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]","party":"D","state":"CA","district":39}],"cosponsorsCount":5,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-18","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":["Correctional facilities and imprisonment","Detention of persons","Disability and health-based discrimination","Due process and equal protection","Racial and ethnic relations","Religion","Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-18","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the detention or imprisonment of an individual based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of the individual. The term <em>protected characteristic</em> 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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-03T16:10:24Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":530,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:59:32.203Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Korematsu-Takai%20Civil%20Liberties%20Protection%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}