H.R. 2847 (IH) - Ending Qualified Immunity Act - BILLS-118hr2847ih | Content Details

H.R. 2847 (IH) - Ending Qualified Immunity Act

Action: Ms. Pressley (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Bush, Mr. Carson, Mr. Casar, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Frost, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Velázquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Full Title: To amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: Joyce Beatty (OH); Earl Blumenauer (OR); Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Jamaal Bowman (NY); Cori Bush (MO); Andre Carson (IN); Greg Casar (TX); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Jasmine Crockett (TX); Danny K. Davis (IL); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Valerie P. Foushee (NC); Maxwell Frost (FL); Jimmy Gomez (CA); Al Green (TX); Glenn Ivey (MD); Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA); Ro Khanna (CA); Barbara Lee (CA); Summer L. Lee (PA); James P. McGovern (MA); Seth Moulton (MA); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Ilhan Omar (MN); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ); Chellie Pingree (ME); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Adam Smith (WA); Mark Takano (CA); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Jill N. Tokuda (HI); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Nikema Williams (GA); Frederica S. Wilson (FL)