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H.R. 7046

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7046, the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jan 13, 2026 by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 7046 has 14 co-sponsors.

hb7046/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7046 IH: Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-13
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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
  2d Session  H. R. 7046  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 13, 2026   Ms. Pressley  (for herself,  Ms. Omar , and  Ms. Simon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026  .
2.
Removal of qualified immunity
Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes ( 42 U.S.C. 1983 ) is amended—
(1)
by inserting  (a)  before  Every person ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(b)
It shall not be a defense to any action brought against a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer that is pending on, or filed after, the date of enactment of this subsection that, at the time of the deprivation—
(1)
the defendant was acting in good faith;
(2)
the defendant believed, reasonably or otherwise, that his or her conduct was lawful;
(3)
the rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws were not clearly established; or
(4)
the state of the law was such that the defendant could not reasonably have been expected to know whether his or her conduct was lawful.
 .
3.
Civil action against Federal law enforcement officers acting under Federal authority
Subsection (a) of section 1979 of the Revised Statutes ( 42 U.S.C. 1983 ), as so designated by section 4 of this Act, is amended by inserting  and every Federal law enforcement officer who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the United States,  before  subjects .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-01-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D) sponsors H.R. 7046, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7046 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 13, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7046 has taken 3 actions since Jan 12, 2026, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jan 12, 2026
House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H649)

Votes

H.R. 7046 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7046, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 7046 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7046 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. 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 Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Immigration, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TEXAS FARM BUREAU—Texas11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
TEXAS FARM BUREAU11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
LARAMIE ADAMS111
REGAN BECK111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
TEXAS FARM BUREAUTEXAS FARM BUREAU2025 first_quarter$220K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7046 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. 7046’s is Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

hr7046/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. 7046, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PRESSLEY:H.R. 7046.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H718]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com