,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ihhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbf,mr4  
,tran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mrs4   
,watson ,coleman1 & ,mr4 ,?an$>7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to create a private "r ( action to hold
 private det5tion c5t]s liable = !      
wrongful dea? ( any p]son be+ held 9 su*
 private det5tion c5t]1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,private ,det5tion         
,corporate ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbf4 
#b4 ,private det5tion c5t] liability    
7a7 ,private "r ( action ,an (fic] or   
employee ( a private det5tion c5t] t    
causes ! wrongful dea? ( any p]son t 0  
be+ held 9 su* private det5tion c5t]    
%all be liable1 "u ! relevant ,/ate law1
 to ! dec$5t or any successor 9 int]e/  
=--  7#a7 /atutory damages 9 an am\nt n 
less ?an #e1jjj1jjj & economic damages2 
&  7#b7 punitive damages1 z appropriate4
  7b7 ,action 9 di/rict c\rt ,! dec$5t  

or any successor 9 int]e/ t suff]$ ! h>m
 describ$ "u subsection 7a7 may br+ an  
action 9 ! appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates = ! relief describ$ "u su*
 subsection4  7c7 ,vic>i\s liability ,a 
private det5tion c5t] %all be vic>i\sly 
liable = any h>m describ$ "u subsection 
7a74  7d7 ,no immunity def5se ,no (fic] 
or employee ( a private det5tion c5t]   
%all be entitl$ to ass]t any =m (       
absolute or qualifi$ immunity z a def5se
 to liability "u ?is section4  7e7 ,rule
 ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all 
be con/ru$ to limit ! ability ( ! dec$5t
 or any successor 9 int]e/ t suff]$ !   
h>m describ$ "u subsection 7a7 f br++ an
 action 9 a ,/ate c\rt = su* h>m4  7f7  
,private det5tion c5t] ,! t]m private   
det5tion c5t] means a private entity t  
has a contract ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to  
hold any p]son due to any alleg$ or     
purport$ violations ( civil1 crim9al1 or
 immigration laws4