Qualified Immunity Accountability Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7290 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7290 To amend title 18, United States Code, to revise the applicable standards regarding death resulting from a deprivation of rights under color of law. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2026 Ms. Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to revise the applicable standards regarding death resulting from a deprivation of rights under color of law. 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 ``Qualified Immunity Accountability Act''. SEC. 2. DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW. Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``willfully'' and inserting ``knowingly or recklessly''; (2) by striking ``, or may be sentenced …