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S. 3187

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3187, the Bivens Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 18, 2025 by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Nov 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 3187 has 10 co-sponsors.

sb3187/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3187 IS: Bivens Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3187  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   November 18, 2025   Mr. Whitehouse  (for himself,  Mr. Padilla ,  Mr. Wyden ,  Mr. Markey ,  Mr. Welch , and  Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) sponsors S. 3187, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3187 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Nov 18, 2025

Actions

S. 3187 has taken 2 actions since Nov 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 18, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Nov 18, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3187 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3187, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3187 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Bivens Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Bivens Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 4 firms and 28 registered lobbyists who named S. 3187 in 4 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 Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, 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 York22$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 ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE11—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION11—
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
CHARLOTTE MCBIRNEY111
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS111
CORY SHINDEL111
DANIEL HINKLE111
ELIZABETH FARRAR111
ELLEN FLENNIKEN111
ELLI SCHANK111
EMMA ISRAEL111
HADDY GASSAMA111
HEATHER SAGER111
JASON BOYD111
JENNIFER HOJAIBAN111
JENNIFER PODKUL111
JULIA DUNCAN111
KATE VOIGT111
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY111
KIMBERLY CONWAY111
LILIANA CORONADO111
LINDA LIPSEN111
MADISON ROBERTS111

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 second_quarter$670K2nd 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 S. 3187 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; S. 3187’s is Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

s3187/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com