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H.R. 1439

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1439, the Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 18, 2025 by Rep. Mark Takano (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 1439 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb1439/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1439 IH: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1439  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025  .
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.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 18, 2025

hb1439/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/18/2025)

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the detention or imprisonment of an individual based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of the individual. The term 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.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Takano (D) sponsors H.R. 1439, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1439 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 18, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1439 has taken 2 actions since Feb 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 1439 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1439.

Titles

H.R. 1439 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1439 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Constitution, Intelligence, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE—District of Columbia16—
COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATION—District of Columbia15$40K
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE16—
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP15$40K
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JASON PYE116
SHANA-TARA O'TOOLE116
CHRIS GASTON115
MICHAEL HADLEY115
JUDY BEARD113
VIRGINIA DUNCAN112
MEANNA GRAY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIOAMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO2025 second_quarter$150K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIOAMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$140K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIOAMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO2025 first_quarter$110K1st Quarter - Report
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTEDUE PROCESS INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTEDUE PROCESS INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTEDUE PROCESS INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTEDUE PROCESS INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$15K2nd Quarter - Report
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTEDUE PROCESS INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$15K1st Quarter - Report
COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATIONDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTEDUE PROCESS INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATIONDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATIONDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATIONDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATIONDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1439 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1439’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr1439/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1439 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Correctional facilities and imprisonment to Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.

hr1439/subjects.txt
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of personsDisability and health-based discriminationDue process and equal protectionRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1439, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 1439.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H724]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com