Ending Qualified Immunity Act
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Summary
Would have eliminated the qualified immunity defense in civil rights actions, making it easier to hold state actors personally liable for constitutional violations.
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Impact Reading
Very high documented impact
Evidence Base
Limited evidence from Government sources.
Data Completeness
Needs Review record with 1 source and 0 metrics.
Outcome Summary
The bill was introduced in the wake of nationwide protests over police violence but failed to advance, leaving a major barrier to civil-rights accountability in place.
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Impact Scores
This score is a structured measure of how directly and materially this policy affected Black communities, weighted by evidence, durability, and equity. Harm offset reduces the total score.
Total Impact Score
25
Directness
4
How explicitly the policy targeted or affected Black communities.
Material Impact
4
The practical real-world effect on conditions, rights, or outcomes.
Evidence
5
Strength of sourcing and historical support for the assessment.
Durability
4
How lasting the effects of the policy were over time.
Equity
0
Whether the policy advanced fairness, inclusion, or equal access.
Harm Offset
0
Any offsetting harms, limitations, exclusions, or contradictory effects that reduce the total.
Scoring Notes: A major failed accountability reform tied to the policing and civil-rights debate after 2020.
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Suggested Relationships
These policies may be related based on shared categories, era, and proximity in time.
2020 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 3 • Year Distance: 1
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 0
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 0
2021 • Court Case • Unknown party
Contemporary Era • Negative
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 0
2020 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 1
2023 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 2
1994 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Mixed
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 27
1989 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 32
Sources
H.R.1470 - Ending Qualified Immunity Act
Congress.gov • Government
Published: Mar 1, 2021
Official House bill page showing introduction and committee referral of the 117th Congress version.
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