,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,schmitt introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a
 right of action against ,federal       
employees for violations of rights      
secured by the ,first ,amendment to the 
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,censorship ,accountability ,act4  #b4  
,right of action against ,federal       
employees for violations of rights      
secured by the ,first ,amendment to the 
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
7a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the   
term ,federal employee means an         
individual1 other than the ,president or
 the ,vice ,president1 who occupies a   
position in any agency or               
instrumentality in the executive branch 
of the ,federal ,government1 including  

in any independent agency in that       
branch4  7b7 ,liability  7#a7 ,in       
general ,a ,federal employee who1 under 
color of any statute1 ordinance1        
regulation1 custom1 or usage1 of the    
,united ,states1 subjects1 or causes to 
be subjected1 any citizen of the ,united
 ,states or any person within the       
jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation 
of any rights1 privileges1 or immunities
 secured by the ,first ,amendment to the
 ,constitution of the ,united ,states1  
shall be liable to the party injured in 
an action at law1 suit in equity1 or    
other proper proceeding for redress4    
7#b7 ,exception ,under paragraph 7#a71 a
 ,federal employee may not bring suit   
against the agency or instrumentality   
employing the ,federal employee1 or     
against the ,federal ,government1 for   
conduct that is within the scope of the 
employment relationship4  7c7           
,attorney's fees ,in any action or      
proceeding to enforce this section1 the 
court1 in the discretion of the court1  

may allow the prevailing party1 other   
than the ,united ,states1 a reasonable  
attorney's fee as part of the costs4    
7d7 ,severability ,if any provision of  
this section1 or the application of a   
provision of this section to any person 
or circumstance1 is held to be          
unconstitutional1 the remainder of this 
section1 and the application of the     
provisions of this section to any person
 or circumstance1 shall not be affected 
by that holding4