# 119-hr-7046: Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026

119-hr-7046, Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026, 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-7046
- Congress: 119
- Title: Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Abolish qualified immunity for law enforcement officers.** This bill would remove the listed qualified immunity defenses in 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil actions and extend §1983 liability to federal officers acting under federal authority. - People who sue for civil rights violations could bring claims against federal, state, and local officers without the four listed defenses, and that change applies to suits pending on enactment and to new suits. - Law enforcement officers could no longer use defenses such as that they acted in good faith, reasonably believed their conduct was lawful, that rights were not clearly established, or that the state of the law prevented them from knowing their conduct was unlawful. - Federal officers acting under any United States statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage would be explicitly subject to §1983 remedies, making federal actors directly reachable in these civil actions.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier civil suits against officers: mixed, high. This bill would make it easier to sue federal, State, and local law enforcement officers for civil-rights violations. It would remove the qualified immunity defenses that say an officer acted in good faith, believed the conduct was lawful (reasonable or not), that the rights were not clearly establ…

## 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-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7046 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7046)

## 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-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7046 (as of 2026-04-21).