House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Qualified Immunity Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Revised Statutes to codify the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Foxx R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 503.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. FOXX, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 9, January 16, 2025, Page H222):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 16, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 270 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 503, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/503
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Mike Bost (R-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Brian Jack (R-GA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx.
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- H.Res. 1115 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from…
- H.Res. 1336 (119th) Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
- H.Res. 1423 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for…
- H.Res. 1438 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the…
Related bills
- S. 122 (119th) Qualified Immunity Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.