Bivens Act of 2025

119 HR 6091 IH: Bivens Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6091 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 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bivens Act of 2025 . 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 .