,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,hageman 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,greene of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 
,nehls1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4 ,crane1 ,mr4  
,brecheen1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,cline1 and
 ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide for a right of      
action against ,federal employees for   
violations of ,first ,amendment rights4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,first ,amendment               
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,right of    
action against ,federal employees for   
violations of ,first ,amendment rights  
7a7 ,in general ,a ,federal employee    
who1 under color of any statute1        
ordinance1 regulation1 custom1 or usage1
 of the ,united ,states1 subjects1 or   
causes to be subjected1 any citizen of  
the ,united ,states or any person within
 the jurisdiction thereof to the        

deprivation of any rights1 privileges1  
or immunities secured by the ,first     
,amendment1 shall be liable to the party
 injured in an action at law1 suit in   
equity1 or other proper proceeding for  
redress4  7b7 ,exception ,this section  
does not authorize a ,federal employee  
to bring a suit against their ,federal  
employer or the ,federal ,government for
 conduct that is within the scope of the
 employment relationship4  7c7          
,attorney's fees ,in any action or      
proceeding to enforce this ,act1 the    
court1 in its discretion1 may allow the 
prevailing party1 other than the ,united
 ,states1 a reasonable attorney's fee as
 part of the costs4  7d7 ,definition ,in
 this section1 the term ,federal        
employee means an individual1 other than
 the ,president or the ,vice ,president1
 who occupies a position in any agency  
or instrumentality of the executive     
branch 7including any independent       
agency74  7e7 ,severability ,if any     
provision of this ,act or the           

application of a provision of this ,act 
to any person or circumstance is held to
 be unconstitutional1 the remainder of  
this ,act1 and the application of the   
provisions to any person or             
circumstance1 shall not be affected     
thereby4