US Congress House Bill 3214 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers and the disclosure of gun trace data in civil actions. Specifically, the bill repeals the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which prohibits civil actions against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, importer, dealer, or trade association for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm. Additionally, the bill states that firearms trace data maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is not immune from legal process. Such data is subject to discovery; is admissible as evidence; and may be used, relied on, or disclosed in a civil action or administrative proceeding.

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-06-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-06-11	House	Introduced in House

SB1779 (Related) 2019-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3214/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3214/BILLS-116hr3214ih.pdf