3.0.0 2103 2022-12-31T05:27:08Z 2022-12-31T05:27:08Z Senate S 2021-06-17 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-17T18:18:09Z 2021-06-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4625-4626) IntroReferral 2021-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-11-18 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-11-18 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-12-07 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-12-07 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-12-07 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-12-07 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-12-07 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-12-07 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Constitution and constitutional amendments Due process and equal protection Government liability Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2021-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-25T16:39:15Z Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act

This bill revises procedures regarding an individual's right to file civil actions for deprivation of rights under color of law.

The bill (1) provides statutory authority for individuals to sue federal law enforcement officers (current law restricts the ability of an individual to file a lawsuit against a federal law enforcement officer in many cases); and (2) makes federal law enforcement agencies liable for the conduct of an officer, regardless of whether the officer has a qualified immunity defense.

]]> Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2103is/xml/BILLS-117s2103is.xml 2021-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4625-4626) 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.