Qualified Immunity Accountability Act

This bill changes the federal crime of depriving someone of their rights while acting under official authority. It would lower the required mental state from "willfully" to "knowingly or recklessly," remove the death penalty as a possible sentence, and treat an act as resulting in death if it was a substantial factor contributing to the death. It would also bar local and federal law enforcement officers sued for civil rights violations from defending themselves by claiming they acted in good faith or that the rights involved were not clearly established at the time.

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Sponsors

• Julie Johnson Democrat sponsor
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