H.R. 288: Qualified Immunity Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-13 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Qualified Immunity Act of 2021

Plain summary

Qualified Immunity Act of 2021 This bill codifies the defense of qualified immunity for law enforcement officers in any case under provisions regarding civil actions for deprivation of rights under color of law. Specifically, a law enforcement officer subject to such an action in his or her individual capacity shall not be found liable if the officer establishes that the right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Constitution or federal law was not clearly established at the time of the deprivation, or that at this time, the state of the law was not sufficiently clear that every reasonable law enforcement officer would have understood that the conduct alleged constituted a violation of the Constitution or federal law; or a court of competent jurisdiction had issued a final decision on the merits holding, without reversal, vacatur, or preemption, that the specific conduct alleged to be unlawful was consistent with the Constitution and federal laws. A law enforcement agency or unit of local government that employed a law enforcement officer subject to such an action shall not be liable if the officer is found not liable and to have been acting within the scope of his or her employment.

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Official text

Qualified Immunity Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · 34 cosponsors

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W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), John R. Carter (R-TX), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), James R. Baird (R-IN), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Michael Guest (R-MS), Andy Barr (R-KY), Roger Williams (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Kevin Hern (R-OK), August Pfluger (R-TX), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Mike Carey (R-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] reported raising $2.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr288.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr288 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117