Bivens Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4940 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4940 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2024 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Welch, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 2024''. 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 State…