[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3803 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3803

    To amend title 28, United States Code, to permit actions to be 
instituted upon claims against the United States for money damages for 
personal injuries and death caused by Federal law enforcement officers 
without first being presented to the appropriate Federal agencies, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2026

 Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Merkley) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 28, United States Code, to permit actions to be 
instituted upon claims against the United States for money damages for 
personal injuries and death caused by Federal law enforcement officers 
without first being presented to the appropriate Federal agencies, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Right to Redress Act''.

SEC. 2. TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in section 2675 of title 28, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by 
                inserting ``claims against the United States for money 
                damages for injury or loss of property or personal 
                injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act 
                or omission of any Federal law enforcement officer 
                while acting within the scope of the office or 
                employment of the officer or'' before ``such claims''; 
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Any claim against the United States for money damages for 
injury or loss of property or personal injury or death caused by the 
negligent or wrongful act or omission of any Federal law enforcement 
officer while acting within the scope of the office or employment of 
the officer shall, at the request of the claimant, be tried by the 
court with a jury.
    ``(e) In this section, the term `Federal law enforcement officer' 
means any officer, agent, or employee of the United States authorized 
by law or by a Government agency to engage in or supervise the 
prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation 
of Federal civil or criminal law.'';
            (2) in section 2676, by striking ``The'' and inserting 
        ``Except with regard to acts or omissions of Federal law 
        enforcement officers described in section 2675(a), the''; and
            (3) in section 2680--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``(a) Any'' and inserting 
                        ``(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
                        any''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) With regard to acts or omissions of Federal law enforcement 
officers described in section 2675(a), the provisions of this chapter 
and section 1346(b) of this title shall apply to any claim described in 
paragraph (1).''; and
                    (B) in subsection (h), in the second sentence, by 
                striking ``means'' and all that follows through the end 
                and inserting ``has the meaning given the term `Federal 
                law enforcement officer' in section 2675(e).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 2402 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 2675(d) and'' 
before ``chapter 179''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply to any claim arising before, on, or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or the 
amendments made by this section, may be construed to--
            (1) revive any claim for which the applicable statute of 
        limitations has expired; or
            (2) reopen any claim that has been finally adjudicated, 
        whether administratively or by a Federal court.
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