Section 3617

Citation: Section 3617
Parent Document: Gonzalez v. Lee County Housing Authority, 161 F.3d 1290 (1998)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1998-12-02
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/73387/gonzalez-v-lee-county-housing-authority/ ↗

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. The substance of § 3617: (1) appeared in the amendment to H.R. 2516 that was introduced and later tabled by Senators Mondale and Brooks, see 114 Cong. Rec. at 2270; (2) was included in Senator Dirksen’s approved substitute amendment to H.R. 2516, see 114 Cong. Rec. at 4573; and (3) was part of the bills passed by the Senate, see id. at 5992, and the House of Representatives, see id. at 9621; see also Pub.L. 90-284, Title VIII, § 817, 82 Stat. 89 (1968). No aspect of the legislative history suggests that Congress intended to deprive public officials of the ability to assert a qualified immunity defense in a § 3617 action. See, e.g., S.Rep. No. 721 (1968), reprinted in 1968 U.S.C.C.A.N. 1837 (concerning relevant public law, but not addressing § 3617).

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