S 3470 · 119th Congress

Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act

This bill makes the federal government directly responsible when federal law enforcement officers violate people's constitutional rights. Right now, if an FBI agent, DEA officer, or other federal law enforcement officer violates your rights, it's very difficult to sue the federal government itself—you can only sue t…

Sponsor

Padilla, Alex (D-California)

Introduced

2025-12-15

Policy area

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8731-8732)