Ending Qualified Immunity Act
Latest action · May 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 15, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Mar 24, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 23, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2025Introduced in House
- May 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 88, May 23, 2025, page H2369.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1913 | Ending Qualified Immunity Act | Identical bill | May 22, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ending Qualified Immunity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
