,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ijde ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and ,mr4 ,jeffries7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit searches based on race1 ethnicity1 national origin1 religion1 or sex1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,citizen ,justice ,restoration ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,pretextual ,action ,under ,color of ,law 7a7 ,in general ,a person1 acting under color of ,state or ,federal law1 may not base1 to any degree1 a decision to search1 seize1 or scrutinize an individual on actual or perceived race1 ethnicity1 national origin1 religion1 or sex 7including gender1 gender identity1 and sexual orientation74 7b7 ,inadmissibility of evidence ,except as provided in subsection 7c71 evidence obtained as a result of such a search or seizure in violation of subsection 7a7 shall not be admissible to be offered as evidence against a defendant-- 7#a7 in any ,federal or ,state criminal proceeding1 including a proceeding for revocation of parole and probation2 or 7#b7 in any civil enforcement proceeding brought by the ,united ,states1 any ,state1 or any agency or political subdivision thereof4 7c7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 does not apply in the case of a search or seizure that was motivated by reasonable suspicion based on specific and articulable facts that include trustworthy distinguishing information1 relevant to the locality and timeframe1 about an individual who committed an identified crime1 which information includes a particular characteristic described in subsection 7a71 if that distinguishing information is sufficiently specific that it does not describe a substantial subset of individuals sharing that characteristic1 or of individuals of the relevant age sharing that characteristic4 #c4 ,applicability of the ,constitution1 ,laws1 and ,treaties of the ,united ,states on ,collateral ,review 7a7 ,grant of habeas corpus when judgment in error ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a ,state court shall be granted with respect to any ,federal claim that was adjudicated on the merits in ,state court proceedings1 which adjudication was in error4 7b7 ,new constitutional rules ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 in the case of a new rule of constitutional law announced by the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court1 the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals1 or the ,united ,states ,district ,court-- 7#a7 such rule shall be retroactive to cases on collateral review2 7#b7 an application for a writ of habeas corpus raising a claim under such rule may be made at any time2 and 7#c7 a second or successive application for a writ of habeas corpus may be made seeking the benefit of such rule regardless of whether the same claim was presented in a prior application made prior to the announcement of the new rule4 #d4 ,rules of construction 7a7 ,laws against discrimination ,an ambiguity in a statute that provides protection against discrimination on the basis of race1 color1 ethnicity1 national origin1 religion1 disability1 or sex 7including gender1 gender identity1 and sexual orientation7 shall be construed in the manner that will provide the greatest protection against such discrimination4 ,for purposes of this subsection1 the ,religious ,freedom ,restoration ,act of #aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;bb-#a7 is not a statute that provides protection against discrimination on the basis of religion4 7b7 ,other laws ,an ambiguity in a statute designed to provide protection for freedom of speech or of the press1 or for individual informational privacy1 or for the environment1 or for consumers1 shall be construed in the manner that will provide the greatest protection for freedom of speech or of the press1 or for individual informational privacy1 for the environment1 or for consumers1 respectively4 7c7 ,constitutional avoidance ,no statute described in this section shall be construed so as to avoid a constitutional question if that construction differs from the construction required under this section4 7d7 ,liberal construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the liberal construction of any statute not specified in this section1 in order to serve its remedial purpose4 #e4 ,private rights of action 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an individual may bring an action in the appropriate district court of the ,united ,states seeking damages and injunctive relief for a violation of a ,federal law or regulation if the individual-- 7#a7 is within a class of individuals that the law or regulation was intended to or does benefit2 and 7#b7 was harmed by the violation of the law or regulation1 regardless of whether the law or regulation provides such a private right of action1 or provides other enforcement mechanisms4 7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 does not apply in the case of a ,federal law or regulation that explicitly precludes a private right of action4 #f4 ,bounty for citizen suits 7a7 ,in general ,in any civil action brought under any citizen suit provision under a ,federal law1 in which the plaintiff prevails in whole or in part1 the court shall award the plaintiff a bounty of #ajj to be paid by the defendant against whom the plaintiff prevailed4 7b7 ,multiple plaintiffs ,in the case of a civil action described in subsection 7a7 in which there are multiple plaintiffs1 the court shall divide the award under subsection 7a7 equally among the plaintiffs4 7c7 ,joint and several liability ,in the case of a civil action described in subsection 7a7 in which there are multiple defendants1 such defendants are jointly and severally liable for the award described in subsection 7a74 #g4 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance1 is held invalid1 the remainder of the ,act1 and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby4