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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 3740

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-06-04Topic: criminal justice

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025 This bill 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.

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Sponsors

  • 113 cosponsors

Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-06-04HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2025-06-04Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-06-04Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.