3.0.0 7951 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z House HR 2020-08-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 141 (Friday, August 7, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BANKS:H.R. 7951.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to thepower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying outthe powers vested in Congress).[Page H4226]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-07T14:01:10Z 2020-08-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-08-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 N S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-08-18 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2020-09-15 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Constitution and constitutional amendments Due process and equal protection Government liability Law enforcement officers Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2020-08-07 Introduced in House 2020-10-08T20:26:04Z Qualified Immunity Act of 2020

This bill codifies the defense of qualified immunity for law enforcement officers in any case under provisions regarding civil actions for deprivation of rights under color of law.

Specifically, a law enforcement officer subject to such an action in his or her individual capacity shall not be found liable if the officer establishes that

  • the right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Constitution or federal law was not clearly established at the time of the deprivation, or that at this time, the state of the law was not sufficiently clear that every reasonable law enforcement officer would have understood that the conduct alleged constituted a violation of the Constitution or federal law; or
  • a court of competent jurisdiction had issued a final decision on the merits holding, without reversal, vacatur, or preemption, that the specific conduct alleged to be unlawful was consistent with the Constitution and federal laws.

A law enforcement agency or unit of local government that employed a law enforcement officer subject to such an action shall not be liable if the officer is found not liable and to have been acting within the scope of his or her employment.

]]> Qualified Immunity Act of 2020 Display Title Qualified Immunity Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Qualified Immunity Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Revised Statute to codify the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7951ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7951ih.xml 2020-08-07 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.