Ending Qualified Immunity Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1913 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1913 To amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2025 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, 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 ``Ending Qualified Immunity Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Congress passed the Act of April 20, 1871 (commonly known as the ``Ku Klux Klan Act''; 17 Stat. 13, chapter 22) to enforce the 14th Amendment t…