Hageman's new bill basically reinforces what has been law in the United States for decades. Here's info about US Code: Title 18, summarized by Brave's AI --

Title 18 of the United States Code contains provisions that criminalize the violation of constitutional rights when committed by individuals acting under color of law. Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for any person acting under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to willfully deprive any person of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

This includes acts by federal, state, or local officials, including law enforcement officers, prison guards, judges, and public health care providers, even if the acts exceed their lawful authority, as long as they are performed while purporting to act in their official capacity.

The statute applies to deprivations of rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to due process, protection against cruel and unusual punishment, and the right to vote, as well as rights protected by federal statutes that are enforceable under the Fourteenth Amendment.

It does not require that the violation be motivated by race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

The offense is punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment, with penalties increasing based on the severity of the outcome: up to one year in prison for a simple violation, up to ten years if bodily injury results, and up to life imprisonment or the death penalty if death results or other aggravating factors are present.

A related provision, Section 241, criminalizes conspiracies to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States, with penalties ranging up to ten years in prison, or life imprisonment or death if aggravating factors are present.

The U.S. Department of Justice enforces these statutes by bringing criminal charges, though victims cannot sue directly under Section 242; they may pursue civil remedies under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or the Bivens doctrine.

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