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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6091

Introduced

Bivens Act of 2025

Sponsor
DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.· Georgia
Introduced
November 18, 2025
Policy area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.November 18, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6091 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6091

To provide a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been 
violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 18, 2025

Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
Bonamici, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. 
Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Min, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
Ramirez, Ms. Scanlon, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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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 2025''.

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 States or'' before ``of any State''.
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