,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe,ms4 
,hageman 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,gre5e (       
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,nehls1    
,mr4 ,cl\d1 ,mr4 ,crane1 ,mr4 ,bre*e51  
,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,cl9e1 & ,mr4 ,moore (
 ,alabama7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a "r ( action  
aga9/ ,f$]al employees = violations (   
,fir/ ,am5dm5t rights4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t
 ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,"r ( action 
aga9/ ,f$]al employees = violations (   
,fir/ ,am5dm5t rights  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a  
,f$]al employee :o1 "u color ( any      
/atute1 ord9ance1 regulation1 cu/om1 or 
usage1 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 subjects1 or  
causes to be subject$1 any citiz5 ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates or any p]son )9 !         
jurisdiction !re( to ! deprivation ( any
 rights1 privileges1 or immunities      
secur$ by ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t1 %all be     
liable to ! p>ty injur$ 9 an action at  

law1 suit 9 equity1 or o!r prop] proce$+
 = r$ress4  7b7 ,exception ,?is section 
does n au?orize a ,f$]al employee to br+
 a suit aga9/ _! ,f$]al employ] or !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t = conduct t is )9 !    
scope ( ! employm5t relation%ip4  7c7   
,attorney's fees ,9 any action or       
proce$+ to en=ce ?is ,act1 ! c\rt1 9 its
 discretion1 may all[ ! prevail+ p>ty1  
o!r ?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a reasonable   
attorney's fee z "p ( ! co/s4  7d7      
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,f$]al 
employee means an individual1 o!r ?an ! 
,presid5t or ! ,vice ,presid5t1 :o      
occupies a position 9 any ag5cy or      
in/rum5tality ( ! executive bran*       
7includ+ any indep5d5t ag5cy74  7e7     
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act or ! application ( a provision (   
?is ,act to any p]son or circum/ance is 
held to be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( 
?is ,act1 & ! application ( ! provisions
 to any p]son or circum/ance1 %all n be 
affect$ !reby4