- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 38
- Latest action
- Nov 18, 2025
What it does
The Bivens Act of 2025 would amend 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to allow individuals to bring civil actions against persons acting under federal authority for violations of their constitutional rights, expanding the scope of liability beyond state actors to include federal officials. The bill affects individuals whose rights are violated by federal employees or agents acting under color of federal law, providing them a direct legal remedy in federal court. Notably, it inserts language into Section 1983 to expressly cover actions taken “under the authority of the United States,” thereby closing a gap in current law that limits such suits to state and local officials.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Henry Johnson
- Bill Foster
- Dave Min
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Delia Ramirez
- Donald Beyer
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Norton
- Ilhan Omar
- J. Correa
- Jake Auchincloss
- Jamie Raskin
- Janice Schakowsky
- Jared Huffman
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jesús García
- Joaquin Castro
- Julie Johnson
- Lateefah Simon
- Laura Friedman
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Mark Takano
- Mary Scanlon
- Maxine Dexter
- Mike Quigley
- Pramila Jayapal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robert Scott
- Rosa DeLauro
- Sanford Bishop
- Sara Jacobs
- Shri Thanedar
- Steve Cohen
- Summer Lee
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Ted Lieu
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Where it goes next
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