3.0.0 8979 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z House HR 2020-12-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HALL:H.R. 8979.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H7228]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-16T17:01:05Z Ending Qualified Immunity Act 116 7085 HR 2020-06-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Ending Qualified Immunity Act 116 4142 S 2020-07-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-12-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-12-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7225) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001092 Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5] Kwanza Hall D GA 5 N 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 2020-12-16 Introduced in House 2021-01-25T18:17:34Z Qualified Immunity Abolition Act

This bill eliminates the defense of qualified immunity in civil actions for deprivation of rights. Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that protects government employees or those acting with state authority 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 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 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.]]>

Qualified Immunity Abolition Act Display Title Qualified Immunity Abolition Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Qualified Immunity Abolition Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate qualified immunity, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8979ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8979ih.xml 2020-12-16 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.