WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Qualified Immunity Act of 2025. By committing clearly established legal precedent to statute, the bill provides protection for the rights of law enforcement agents to perform their duties in good faith and without fear of extraneous litigation. The bill also protects federal, state, local, and tribal governments from liability when their law enforcement agencies are found to have acted in good faith under qualified immunity. “My legislation will protect those who risk their lives every day to keep our communities safe. Removing qualified immunity would open police departments up to frivolous lawsuits that would effectively bankrupt and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) issued the following statement after meeting with Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee to be the Director of National Intelligence: “Today I met with Tulsi Gabbard and had a great discussion about bringing much-needed transparency and reforms to our intelligence community. “Tulsi is a combat veteran and has dedicated her life to public service. She is committed to holding the bureaucrats who weaponized our intelligence agencies the past eight years accountable, protecting Americans’ privacy, and restoring trust in our institutions. “She will be a strong ally for President Trump, and she has my full support. The Senate should confirm Tulsi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced the Countering Beijing’s Weaponization (CBW) of Fentanyl Act. This legislation would amend the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 to define fentanyl and fentanyl precursors as chemical and biological weapons in U.S. law. This bill would also sanction Chinese Communist Party officials for refusing to curb the flow of fentanyl precursors to the United States. This is the first piece of legislation introduced by Senator Jim Banks in the United States Senate: “When I campaigned for Senate across Indiana, I met far too many people who lost a loved one to fentanyl. I