United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7213 (116th)
Bivens Act of 2020
Introduced
15 June 2020
Last action
15 June 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Bivens Act of 2020 This bill provides statutory authority for individuals to sue and recover damages from federal officials for violations of their constitutional rights. Currently, individuals have a statutory right to bring such suits against state or local officials, commonly known as Section 1983 suits or Bivens actions. Although the statute does not explicitly authorize such suits against federal officials, the Supreme Court has found this right to be inferred from the Constitution.
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Timeline
15 June 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 June 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7213
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7213
- us · 116-hr-7213 · source updated 7 April 2025