[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7213 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7213

  To provide a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been 
  violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2020

  Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Raskin) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been 
  violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Bivens Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. CIVIL ACTION AGAINST PERSON ACTING UNDER FEDERAL AUTHORITY.

    Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by 
inserting ``of the United States or'' before ``of any State''.
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