To amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that States are persons for purposes of liability under that section, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9060.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KENNEDY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 223, December 31, 2020, Page H9179):
  Article I, Section 8
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 31, 2020 ↗

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  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

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  20 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9060, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/9060

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  dc37d41470d2bcaab7894b7c18273adc724813406170062cc99dc081ad4abc6c

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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