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H.R. 7686 (96th)
A bill to amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the availability of civil actions under such section to situations involving a deprivation of rights secured by the Constitution and civil rights and equal protections laws.
Introduced
27 June 1980
Last action
27 June 1980 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
14 June 2021
Summary
Amends current law (42 U.S.C. 1983) creating a Federal cause of action for the violation of a person's civil rights under color of State law to limit the availability of such action to the deprivation of constitutional rights and civil rights and equal protection laws.
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Timeline
27 June 1980
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 1980
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 1980
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 June 1980
Sponsors
- Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/7686
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/7686
- us · 96-hr-7686 · source updated 14 June 2021