House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Qualified Immunity Accountability Act
Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to revise the applicable standards regarding death resulting from a deprivation of rights under color of law.
Sponsor: Rep. Julie Johnson D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 4, 2026 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1989)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7290.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 22, January 30, 2026, Page H1922):The Necessary and Proper Clause--Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7290, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7290
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 8817 (119th) FORTIFY Act
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Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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