# 119-hr-3602: Ending Qualified Immunity Act

119-hr-3602, Ending Qualified Immunity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3602
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ending Qualified Immunity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Removes qualified immunity for people sued under 42 U.S.C. 1983.** This bill would strip the qualified immunity defense in actions brought under section 1979 (42 U.S.C. 1983), including defenses based on a defendant's good-faith belief or that the right was not clearly established at the time of the alleged violation. - Families and people alleging rights violations: They would face fewer legal hurdles to pursue claims under 42 U.S.C. 1983 because defendants could no longer invoke good-faith or 'not clearly established' defenses. - State and local officials acting under color of law: Officials could be held liable more often since the bill removes a common shield used in civil rights suits. - Pending and future cases: The change would apply to actions filed after enactment and to cases pending on enactment, affecting both new and ongoing litigation.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No qualified immunity for state and local officials: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would end qualified immunity as a defense in federal civil rights suits against state or local officials. In court, officials could not argue they acted in good faith or that the law was unclear. This would apply to cases pending on the date of enactment and to new cases filed…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3602 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3602)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3602 (as of 2026-04-21).