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.

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Introduced

27 June 1980

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Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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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summary · EN · 27 June 1980
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/7686
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