119th Congress
H.R. 7046
Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ayanna Pressley(D-MA)
- Introduced
- Jan 13, 2026
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (14)
Original cosponsors (2)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
Added later (12)
- Al Green (D-TX) · Jan 14, 2026
- James P. McGovern (D-MA) · Jan 14, 2026
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · Jan 14, 2026
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL) · Jan 15, 2026
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL) · Jan 21, 2026
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) · Jan 21, 2026
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME) · Jan 22, 2026
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Feb 2, 2026
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) · Feb 2, 2026
- Nikema Williams (D-GA) · Feb 2, 2026
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL) · Feb 20, 2026
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI) · Mar 24, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Jan 13, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 13, 2026
Introduced in House - Jan 12, 2026
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H649)