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To allow victims to sue Federal immigration enforcement officers for constitutional violations.
Summary
The bill amends existing civil rights law to allow victims to sue Federal immigration enforcement officers for constitutional violations. The bill modifies section 1983 of the Revised Statutes, which currently allows individuals to sue state and local government officials for violating their constitutional rights, to also include Federal immigration enforcement officers. This extends the same civil liability protections that apply to state and local officials to Federal immigration enforcement personnel for alleged constitutional violations.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/M001196.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Moulton, Seth (D-MA) [#6]
1 cosponsor
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![Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/P000613.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy (D-CA) [#19]
Actions (2)
- Dec 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Dec 5, 2025 Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 5, 2025
Mr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To allow victims to sue Federal immigration enforcement officers for constitutional violations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “National Oversight and Enforcement of Misconduct Act” or the “NOEM Act”.
SEC. 2. CIVIL ACTION AGAINST PERSON ACTING UNDER FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
(a) Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting “of any Federal immigration enforcement authority or” before “of any State”. <all>
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