,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dccc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #af     
7legislative day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,mr4
 ,lujn introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide a civil remedy for any    
individual whose rights have been       
violated by a ,federal law enforcement  
officer carrying out an                 
immigration-related enforcement action4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,victims of ,immigration        
,conduct ,enforcement ,act or the       
,,voice ,act4  #b4 ,civil remedy for    
victims of unlawful immigration-related 
enforcement actions ,section #bfgd of   
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7a7 before  
,the ,united ,states shall be liable1   
respecting2  7#b7 by inserting 7b7      
before ,if1 however12  7#c7 by inserting
 7c7 before ,with respect to any claim  
under this chapter12  7#d7 by inserting 

7d7 before ,with respect to any claim to
 which this section applies12 and  7#e7 
by adding at the end the following3  7e7
 7#a7 ,in this subsection1 the term     
,federal law enforcement officer has the
 meaning given the term law enforcement 
officer in section #aeae of title #ah4  
7#b7 ,if1 while acting under color of   
law to carry out an immigration-related 
enforcement action1 a ,federal law      
enforcement officer1 or any other person
 acting under the direction of a        
,federal law enforcement officer1       
subjects1 or causes to be subjected1 any
 individual within the jurisdiction of  
the ,united ,states to the deprivation  
of any rights1 privileges1 or immunities
 secured by the ,constitution or laws of
 the ,united ,states1 the ,united       
,states shall be liable to the aggrieved
 party in an action at law1 a suit in   
equity1 or any other proper proceeding  
for redress1 regardless of whether the  
officer or other person was acting      
consistent with an official policy1     

practice1 or custom4  7#c7 ,monetary    
damages awarded in a case authorized    
under paragraph 7#b7 shall be paid by   
the ,federal agency that employed the   
,federal law enforcement officer who    
subjected or caused to be subjected1 or 
under whose direction another person    
subjected or caused to be subjected1 an 
individual to the deprivation of rights1
 privileges1 or immunities secured by   
the ,constitution or laws of the ,united
 ,states4  7#d7 ,section #bfge7;a7 shall
 not apply to a civil action authorized 
under paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection4
  7#e7 ,notwithstanding subsection 7a7  
or any other provision of law1 if the   
,united ,states is found liable in a    
case authorized under paragraph 7#b7 of 
this subsection1 the claimant shall be  
awarded #b1jjj1jjj in punitive damages4 
7#f7 ,nothing in this subsection may be 
construed to limit or preclude any      
legal1 equitable1 or other remedy that  
is otherwise available against an       
individual ,federal law enforcement     

officer or other person4  4