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H.R. 6091

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6091, the Bivens Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Nov 18, 2025 by Rep. Henry Johnson (D) with 37 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Nov 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 6091 has 37 co-sponsors.

hr6091/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6091 IH: Bivens Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6091  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 18, 2025   Mr. Johnson of Georgia  (for himself,  Mr. Raskin ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Ms. Bonamici ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Ms. Dexter ,  Mr. Huffman ,  Ms. Kamlager-Dove ,  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ,  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Min ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mrs. Ramirez ,  Ms. Scanlon , and  Ms. Tlaib ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Bivens Act of 2025  .
2.
Civil action against person acting under Federal authority
Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes ( 42 U.S.C. 1983 ) is amended by inserting  of the United States or  before  of any State .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To provide a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Henry Johnson (D) sponsors H.R. 6091, and 37 members have co-sponsored it, 14 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6091 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Nov 18, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6091 has taken 2 actions since Nov 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 6091 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6091, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 6091 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Bivens Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Bivens Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 4 firms and 28 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6091 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONNon-profit organization that advocates for civil liberties and individual rights.New York24$5K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE—District of Columbia11—
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION13—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE11—
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE11—
THE PARZIVAL GROUP11$5K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 28.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS113
ELLEN FLENNIKEN113
HADDY GASSAMA113
KATE VOIGT113
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY113
KIMBERLY CONWAY113
MADISON ROBERTS113
NAUREEN SHAH113
NINA PATEL113
SARAH MEHTA113
TARA PALMER STUTSMAN113
VANIA LEVEILLE113
CHARLOTTE MCBIRNEY111
CORY SHINDEL111
DANIEL HINKLE111
ELIZABETH FARRAR111
ELLI SCHANK111
EMMA ISRAEL111
HEATHER SAGER111
JASON BOYD111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2026 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 first_quarter$720K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 second_quarter$670K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$520K4th Quarter - Report
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSEKIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE2025 fourth_quarter$120K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONTHE PARZIVAL GROUP2026 second_quarter$5K2nd Quarter - Termina…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6091 under Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6091’s is Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

hr6091/policy-areas.txt
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6091, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 194 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:H.R. 6091.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 1[Page H4771]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com