Bivens Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-9262
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2024-08-02
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action: action_date: 2024-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9262 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2024 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Raskin , Ms. Norton , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Crockett , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , and Mr. García of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bivens Act of 2024 . 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 .