3.0.0
1196
2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
Senate
S
S
2023-04-19
118
- ssju00
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2023-04-19T15:51:30Z

- Ending Qualified Immunity Act
118
2847
HR
2023-04-25
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2023-04-19
  - ssju00
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
IntroReferral
- 2023-04-19
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
10000
9
Library of Congress
- M000133
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Edward
Markey
D
MA
J.
N
- S000033
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Bernard
Sanders
I
VT
2023-04-19
True
- W000817
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Elizabeth
Warren
D
MA
A.
2023-04-19
True
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
2024-04-17T18:20:44Z
00
2023-04-19
Introduced in Senate
2024-09-12T10:22:01Z
Ending Qualified Immunity Act
This bill eliminates the defense of qualified immunity in certain civil actions for deprivation of rights. Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that protects government officials 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 state law, it shall not be a defense to any such action that, at the time of the deprivation, (1) the defendant was acting in good faith or believed that his or her conduct was lawful; (2) the rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws were not clearly established; 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.
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Ending Qualified Immunity Act
- Display Title
45

Ending Qualified Immunity Act
2024-07-24T15:22:39Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Ending Qualified Immunity Act
2024-05-24T13:40:52Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill 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.
2023-04-25T03:13:50Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2023-04-19T04:00:00Z
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2023-04-19
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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