3.0.0 7213 2022-02-08T23:16:54Z 2022-02-08T23:16:54Z House HR 2020-06-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 110 (Monday, June 15, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:H.R. 7213.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8[Page H2398]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-15T19:02:05Z 2020-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 N R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-06-15 True Law Civil actions and liability Due process and equal protection Government liability Law enforcement officers Law 00 2020-06-15 Introduced in House 2020-11-23T22:41:15Z Bivens Act of 2020

This bill provides statutory authority for individuals to sue and recover damages from federal officials for violations of their constitutional rights.

Currently, individuals have a statutory right to bring such suits against state or local officials, commonly known as Section 1983 suits or Bivens actions. Although the statute does not explicitly authorize such suits against federal officials, the Supreme Court has found this right to be inferred from the Constitution.

]]> Bivens Act of 2020 Display Title Bivens Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To provide a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Bivens Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7213ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7213ih.xml 2020-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.