3.0.0
122
2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
Senate
S
S
2025-01-16
119
- ssju00
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-01-16T18:39:04Z

- Qualified Immunity Act of 2025
119
503
HR
2025-01-16
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2025-01-16
  - ssju00
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
IntroReferral
- 2025-01-16
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
- B001299
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
Jim
Banks
R
IN
N
- B001305
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Ted
Budd
R
NC
2025-01-16
True
- S001217
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Rick
Scott
R
FL
2025-01-16
True
- B001243
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Marsha
Blackburn
R
TN
2025-01-16
True
- S001232
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
Tim
Sheehy
R
MT
2025-01-16
True
- C000880
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Mike
Crapo
R
ID
2025-01-16
True
- H001079
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Cindy
Hyde-Smith
R
MS
2025-01-16
True
- M001190
Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]
Markwayne
Mullin
R
OK
2025-01-16
True
- R000584
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
James
Risch
R
ID
E.
2025-01-16
True
- C001075
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Bill
Cassidy
R
LA
2025-01-17
False
- M001242
Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]
Bernie
Moreno
R
OH
2025-03-24
False
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil actions and liability
2025-03-03T17:13:08Z
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
2025-03-03T17:15:06Z
- Due process and equal protection
2025-03-03T17:24:37Z
- Government liability
2025-03-03T17:24:44Z
- Law enforcement officers
2025-03-03T17:24:49Z
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
2025-03-06T18:28:31Z
00
2025-01-16
Introduced in Senate
2025-04-29T18:39:30Z
Qualified Immunity Act of 2025
This bill provides statutory authority for qualified immunity for law enforcement officers in civil cases involving constitutional violations.
Current law provides a statutory civil cause of action against state and local government actors (e.g., law enforcement officers) for violations of constitutional rights, also known as Section 1983 lawsuits. The Supreme Court has also found an implied cause of action against federal law enforcement officers in certain situations (e.g., Fourth Amendment violations), also known as Bivens lawsuits. However, under the judicial doctrine of qualified immunity, government officials performing discretionary duties are generally shielded from civil liability, unless their actions violate clearly established rights of which a reasonable person would have known.
The bill provides statutory authority for these principles with respect to law enforcement officers. Specifically, under the bill, law enforcement officers are entitled to qualified immunity if (1) at the time of the alleged violation, the constitutional right at issue was not clearly established or the state of the law was not sufficiently clear that any reasonable officer would have known that the conduct was unconstitutional; or (2) a court has held that the specific conduct at issue is constitutional.
The bill applies to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. It also specifies that law enforcement agencies and local governments may not be held liable if their officers are entitled to qualified immunity.

Qualified Immunity Act of 2025
- Display Title
45

Qualified Immunity Act of 2025
2025-03-25T11:03:17Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Qualified Immunity Act of 2025
2025-02-19T03:23:16Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to codify the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
2025-02-19T03:18:17Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2025-01-16T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s122is/xml/BILLS-119s122is.xml
2025-01-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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