Qualified Immunity Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 25
- Latest action
- Jan 16, 2025
What it does
Qualified Immunity Act of 2025 This bill provides statutory authority for qualified immunity for law enforcement officers in civil cases involving constitutional violations. Current law provides a statutory civil cause of action against state and local government actors (e.g., law enforcement officers) for violations of constitutional rights, also known as Section 1983 lawsuits. The Supreme Court has also found an implied cause of action against federal law enforcement officers in certain situations (e.g., Fourth Amendment violations), also known as Bivens lawsuits. However, under the judicial doctrine of qualified immunity, government officials performing discretionary duties are generally…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Jan 16, 2025
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Virginia Foxx
- Andrew Garbarino
- Andy Harris
- Ashley Hinson
- Austin Scott
- Beth Van Duyne
- Brad Finstad
- Brian Jack
- Claudia Tenney
- Clay Higgins
- Daniel Meuser
- Derrick Van Orden
- Don Bacon
- Jay Obernolte
- Jefferson Shreve
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Ken Calvert
- Michael Lawler
- Mike Bost
- Mike Ezell
- Mike Kelly
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Paul Gosar
- Tony Gonzales
- Troy Nehls
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