Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Bivens Act of 2025
Official title: A bill to provide a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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
10 cosponsors — 10 Democrats
0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
- S. 567 (119th) First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
- S.Res. 600 (119th) A resolution recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month".
- S.Res. 418 (119th) A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through September 27, 2025, as "National Estuaries Week".
- S.Res. 55 (119th) A resolution recognizing January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month".
- S.Res. 284 (119th) A resolution designating June 10, 2025, as "DACOR Bacon House Bicentennial Day".
- S. 2918 (119th) REPO Implementation Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 6091 (119th) Bivens Act of 2025Identical bill
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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.