,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ac1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,revised ,statutes to remove the defense
 of qualified immunity in the case of   
any action under section #aigi1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,qualified     
,immunity ,abolition ,act of #bjbf4  #b4
 ,removal of qualified immunity ,section
 #aigi of the ,revised ,statutes 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
inserting 7a7 before ,every person2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7b7 ,it shall not be a defense to any 
action brought against a ,federal1      
,state1 or local law enforcement officer
 that is pending on1 or filed after1 the
 date of enactment of this subsection   
that1 at the time of the deprivation--  
7#a7 the defendant was acting in good   

faith2  7#b7 the defendant believed1    
reasonably or otherwise1 that his or her
 conduct was lawful2  7#c7 the rights1  
privileges1 or immunities secured by the
 ,constitution and laws were not clearly
 established2 or  7#d7 the state of the 
law was such that the defendant could   
not reasonably have been expected to    
know whether his or her conduct was     
lawful4  4  #c4 ,civil action against   
,federal law enforcement officers acting
 under ,federal authority ,subsection   
7a7 of section #aigi of the ,revised    
,statutes 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc71 as so  
designated by section #d of this ,act1  
is amended by inserting and every       
,federal law enforcement officer who1   
under color of any statute1 ordinance1  
regulation1 custom1 or usage of the     
,united ,states1 before subjects4