Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

This bill changes a federal law that limits lawsuits against makers and sellers of guns, ammunition, and related parts and accessories when a product is criminally or unlawfully misused. It would require courts to dismiss covered lawsuits that are pending when the bill becomes law, and it rewrites definitions and the exceptions that still allow some lawsuits to go forward. It would bar foreign governments from bringing these lawsuits in U.S. courts. It would let defendants move covered cases from state court to federal court, require plaintiffs to state detailed facts to use an exception, and give winning defendants their attorney's fees and court costs. It would also override state and local laws that allow these types of lawsuits.

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Sponsors

• John Cornyn Republican sponsor
• 25 cosponsors