,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to revise the applicable 
standards regarding death resulting from
 a deprivation of rights under color of 
law4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be
 cited as the ,qualified ,immunity      
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,deprivation 
of rights under color of law ,section   
#bdb of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking    
willfully and inserting knowingly or    
recklessly2  7#b7 by striking 1 or may  
be sentenced to death2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3 ,for   
purposes of this section1 an act shall  
be considered to have resulted in death 
if the act was a substantial factor     
contributing to the death of the        
person44  #c4 ,qualified immunity reform

 ,section #aigi of the ,revised         
,statutes of the ,united ,states 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3 ,it shall not be
 a defense or immunity in any action    
brought under this section against a    
local law enforcement officer 7as such  
term is defined in section #b of the    
,george ,floyd ,justice in ,policing    
,act of #bjbe71 or in any action under  
any source of law against a ,federal    
investigative or law enforcement officer
 7as such term is defined in section    
#bfhj7;h7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states 
,code71 that-- 7#a7 the defendant was   
acting in good faith1 or that the       
defendant believed1 reasonably or       
otherwise1 that his or her conduct was  
lawful at the time when the conduct was 
committed2 or  7#b7 the rights1         
privileges1 or immunities secured by the
 ,constitution and laws were not clearly
 established at the time of their       
deprivation by the defendant1 or that at
 such time1 the state of the law was    

otherwise such that the defendant could 
not reasonably have been expected to    
know whether his or her conduct was     
lawful4  4