U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 6185
Bivens Act of 2021
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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- Sponsor
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Introduced
- December 8, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (14)
14 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
- Mondaire JonesD-NY-17
- Barbara LeeD-CA-13
- Ted LieuD-CA-33
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-13
Signed on later
- Pramila JayapalD-WA-7January 13, 2022
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.D-VA-8February 22, 2022
- Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-40July 12, 2022