119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 16, 2025
Qualified Immunity Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jan 16, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 16, 2025)
Qualified Immunity Act of 2025
This bill provides statutory authority for qualified immunity for law enforcement officers in civil cases involving constitutional violations.
Current law provides a statutory civil cause of action against state and local government actors (e.g., law enforcement officers) for violations of constitutional rights, also known as Section 1983 lawsuits. The Supreme Court has also found an implied cause of action against federal law enforcement officers in certain situations (e.g., Fourth Amendment violations), also known as Bivens lawsuits. However, under the judicial doctrine of qualified immunity, government officials performing discretionary duties are generally shielded from civil liability, unless their actions violate clearly established rights of which a reasonable person would have known.
The bill provides statutory authority for these principles with respect to law enforcement officers. Specifically, under the bill, law enforcement officers are entitled to qualified immunity if (1) at the time of the alleged violation, the constitutional right at issue was not clearly established or the state of the law was not sufficiently clear that any reasonable officer would have known that the conduct was unconstitutional; or (2) a court has held that the specific conduct at issue is constitutional.
The bill applies to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. It also specifies that law enforcement agencies and local governments may not be held liable if their officers are entitled to qualified immunity.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Civil actions and liability · Constitution and constitutional amendments · Due process and equal protection · Government liability · Law enforcement officers
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NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Law Enforcement Officers Safety (LEOSA) Reform Act: H.R. 2243, Fuel the Force Act: HR 7210…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Law Enforcement Officers Safety (LEOSA) Reform Act: H.R. 2243, Fuel the Force Act: HR 7210…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 18, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Law Enforcement Officers Safety (LEOSA) Reform Act: H.R. 2243, Fuel the Force Act: HR 7210…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOUISIANA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: DOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 9, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support for S. 122, the Qualified Immunity Act of 2025, a bill that provides protection for the rights of law enforcement agents to perform their duties in good faith.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; H.R. 27; Law Enforcement Officers Safety (LEOSA) Reform Act: H.R. 2243
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOUISIANA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: DOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 8, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support for S. 122, the Qualified Immunity Act of 2025, a bill that provides protection for the rights of law enforcement agents to perform their duties in good faith.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act HALT Act: H.R. 27; Law Enforcement Officers Sa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOUISIANA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: DOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 7, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support for S. 122, the Qualified Immunity Act of 2025, a bill that provides protection for the rights of law enforcement agents to perform their duties in good faith.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…slation for summer youth employment programs; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act HALT Act: H.R. 27; Law Enforcement Officers Sa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$640,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ssues Lobbied: Algorithmic Justice. S. 331-HALT Fentanyl Act-Issues Lobbied: Federal Drug Policy Reform. S. 167-Protect and Serve Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing. S. 122-Qualified Immunity Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Policing. S. 1771-The Larry Henderson Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing. S. 1957-No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act-Issues…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOUISIANA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: DOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 15, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support for S. 122, the Qualified Immunity Act of 2025, a bill that provides protection for the rights of law enforcement agents to perform their duties in good faith.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…slation for summer youth employment programs; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act HALT Act: H.R. 27; Law Enforcement Officers Sa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOUISIANA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: DOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 8, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support for S. 122, the Qualified Immunity Act of 2025, a bill that provides protection for the rights of law enforcement agents to perform their duties in good faith.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing