# 119-s-3187: Bivens Act of 2025

119-s-3187, Bivens Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3187
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bivens Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Creates a civil remedy for rights violations by federal actors.** This bill would amend 42 U.S.C. 1983 by inserting "of the United States" so the law that now covers state actors could also apply to people acting under federal authority. - Individuals harmed by someone acting under federal authority would be able to bring a civil action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 to seek damages or other relief. - People acting under federal authority would be subject to the same 42 U.S.C. 1983 claims that currently apply to state actors.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More ability to sue federal officers: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let you sue people acting under Federal authority for violations of your rights under the civil-rights suit law (42 U.S.C. 1983). It does this by inserting the words "of the United States or" before "of any State" in that law. This would expand who can be sued and could…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-4540: Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3187 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3187)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-4540: Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4540)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3187 (as of 2026-08-11).