[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2043 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2043

    To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to authorize 
     vicarious liability in certain civil actions dealing with the 
                         deprivation of rights.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2011

  Mr. Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to authorize 
     vicarious liability in certain civil actions dealing with the 
                         deprivation of rights.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoration of Civil Rights Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. VICARIOUS LIABILITY.

    Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by 
inserting after ``District of Columbia,'' the following: ``whether 
directly or vicariously through any employee or agent,''.
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