Bill > HR8794

This bill, titled the "Miranda Rights Restoration Act of 2022," seeks to provide a right of action for individuals whose procedural safeguards against self-incrimination, as established by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, have been violated. The key provisions of the bill include: (1) requiring law enforcement officers to provide clear and unequivocal warnings to individuals subjected to custodial interrogation, informing them of their right to remain silent and their right to an attorney, including the right to have an attorney appointed if they are indigent; (2) allowing individuals to bring a private right of action under Section 1983 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1983) for violations of these procedural safeguards; and (3) expanding the scope of Section 1983 to cover actions taken under federal authority, in addition to actions taken under state authority.