Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3470 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3470 To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2025 Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, 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 ``Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act''. SEC. 2. CIVIL ACTION FOR DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS. Section 1979 of the Revised…