Bivens Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6091 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6091 To provide a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2025 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Min, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Scanlon, and Ms. Tlaib) 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. 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 2025''. 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''. <all>