“ Right Of Action.—Any person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or political subdivision of a State, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any person to the deprivation of the rights, privileges, or immunities set forth in this section, shall be liable to the person so deprived in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress. ”
Andy Biggs
Biographical details
Andy Biggs is a legislative figure known for drafting proposals that address civil rights, healthcare regulation, environmental policy, and legal structures. His efforts, including H.R. 60 (civil liberties), H.R. 62 (environmental assessments), and House Resolution 55 (women’s health), reflect a focus on balancing individual freedoms with regulatory supervision.
Documents such as H.R. 48 (endangered species) and H.R. 58 (financial penalties) highlight his involvement in both ecological and economic governance. Similar to lawmakers and policy architects like Joseph Robinette Biden, Biggs’s contributions echo in current discussions on law, fairness, and public administration.
Quotes by Andy Biggs
“ Licensing Of Agents Or Brokers For Health Insurance Issuers.—Any State may require that a person acting, or offering to act, as an agent or broker for a health insurance issuer with respect to the offering of individual health insurance coverage obtain a license from that State, with commissions or other compensation subject to the provisions of the laws of that State, except that a State may not impose any qualification or requirement which discriminates against a nonresident agent or broker. ”
“ Hazard Identification And Dose-Response Assessments.—Beginning on the date of the enactment of the Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act, any covered assessments carried out with respect to a chemical substance through the Integrated Risk Information System program of the Environmental Protection Agency as of the day before such date of enactment shall, in lieu of being carried out through such program, be carried out by the relevant program office of the Environmental Protection Agency, so long as the relevant program office determines there is a need for such an assessment. ”
