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118th Congress Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

H.R. 2847: Ending Qualified Immunity Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 25, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Apr 25, 2023

This bill eliminates the defense of qualified immunity in certain civil actions for deprivation of rights. Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that protects government officials from being held personally liable for constitutional violations.

The bill provides that, under the statute allowing a civil action alleging deprivation of rights under color of state law, it shall not be a defense or immunity to any such action that (1) the defendant was acting in good faith or believed that his or her conduct was lawful at the time it was committed; (2) the rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution or federal laws were not clearly established at the time of their deprivation; or (3) the state of the law was such that the defendant could not reasonably have been expected to know whether his or her conduct was lawful.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

44

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Ayanna Pressley D-MA SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Apr 25, 2023Introduced in the House by Ayanna Pressley.
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  1. Apr 25, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.