HR 800 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

Introduced Feb 15, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Cliff Stearns R-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 26, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2162-2163)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Prohibits a qualified civil liability action from being brought in any state or federal court against a manufacturer or seller of a firearm, ammunition, or a component of a firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce (or against a trade association of such manufacturers or sellers) for damages, punitive damages, injunctive or declaratory relief, abatement, restitution, fines, or penalties, or other relief, resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm. Requires pending actions to be dismissed. Excludes actions: (1) brought against a person who has been convicted of transferring a firearm knowing that it would be used to commit a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime, by a party directly harmed by such crime; (2) brought against a seller for negligent entrustment or negligence per se; (3) in which a manufacturer or seller of a firearm knowingly violated a state or federal statute applicable to the sale or marketing of the firearm, if the violation was a proximate cause of the harm for which relief is sought; (4) for breach of contract or warranty in connection with the purchase of the firearm; or (5) for death, physical injuries, or property damage resulting directly from a defect in design or manufacture of the firearm when used as intended or in a reasonably foreseeable manner, except that if the discharge was caused by a volitional act that constituted a criminal offense, such act shall be considered the sole proximate cause of any resulting death, personal injury, or property damage.

Cosponsors 257

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2005 to Jun 7, 2005; 110 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-TNBart GordonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-PABill ShusterOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NHCharles F. BassOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NCCharles H. TaylorOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-UTChris CannonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-INChris ChocolaOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-FLConnie MackOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-OHDeborah PryceOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-CADevin NunesOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-AKDon YoungOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-VAEric CantorOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-TXGene GreenOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-KYGeoff DavisOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXHenry BonillaOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NHJeb BradleyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-TNJim CooperOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-GAJim MarshallOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-LAJim McCreryOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-IAJim NussleOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-KSJim RyunOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-COJoel HefleyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MIJohn J.H. "Joe" SchwarzOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NELee TerryOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-INMike PenceOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-ALMike RogersOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MIMike RogersOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-OHPaul E. GillmorOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-FLRic KellerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-CARichard W. PomboOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-VARick BoucherOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-WARick LarsenOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-AZRick RenziOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-KYRon LewisOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MORoy BluntOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-ALTerry EverettOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-COThomas G. TancredoOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-NYThomas M. ReynoldsOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-PATim HoldenOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-CAWally HergerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-CAWilliam M. ThomasOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-COBob BeauprezFeb 17, 2005
R-PACharles W. DentFeb 17, 2005
R-NYJames T. WalshFeb 17, 2005
R-PAJim GerlachFeb 17, 2005
R-NJJim SaxtonFeb 17, 2005
R-MIJoe KnollenbergFeb 17, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineFeb 17, 2005
D-COJohn T. SalazarFeb 17, 2005
R-TXK. Michael ConawayFeb 17, 2005
R-MNMark R. KennedyFeb 17, 2005
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryFeb 17, 2005
R-TXSam JohnsonFeb 17, 2005
R-PATodd Russell PlattsFeb 17, 2005
R-LABobby JindalMar 1, 2005
D-NDEarl PomeroyMar 1, 2005
R-KYEd WhitfieldMar 1, 2005
R-CAGeorge RadanovichMar 1, 2005
R-GAJack KingstonMar 1, 2005
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Mar 1, 2005
D-PAJohn P. MurthaMar 1, 2005
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.Mar 1, 2005
R-ILJudy BiggertMar 1, 2005
R-TXMichael T. McCaulMar 1, 2005
D-ARMike RossMar 1, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderMar 1, 2005
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteMar 1, 2005
R-NYSue W. KellyMar 1, 2005
R-TXTed PoeMar 1, 2005
R-PATim MurphyMar 1, 2005
R-NCVirginia FoxxMar 1, 2005
R-NCWalter B. JonesMar 1, 2005
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.Mar 8, 2005
R-WADoc HastingsMar 8, 2005
R-VAFrank R. WolfMar 8, 2005
D-UTJim MathesonMar 8, 2005
R-ARJohn BoozmanMar 8, 2005
R-PAJoseph R. PittsMar 8, 2005
R-OHMichael G. OxleyMar 8, 2005
R-OHMichael R. TurnerMar 8, 2005
R-TXRalph M. HallMar 8, 2005
R-UTRob BishopMar 8, 2005
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Mar 8, 2005
R-OHRobert W. NeyMar 8, 2005
R-NCRobin HayesMar 8, 2005
R-MOSam GravesMar 8, 2005
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestMar 8, 2005
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsMar 8, 2005
D-WVAlan B. MollohanMar 10, 2005
D-LACharlie MelanconMar 10, 2005
R-MIDave CampMar 10, 2005
R-CADuncan HunterMar 10, 2005
D-ILJerry F. CostelloMar 10, 2005
D-GAJohn BarrowMar 10, 2005
R-NVJon C. PorterMar 10, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerMar 10, 2005
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Mar 10, 2005
R-IASteve KingMar 10, 2005
R-TXTom DeLayMar 10, 2005
R-GATom PriceMar 10, 2005
R-FLAdam H. PutnamMar 14, 2005
D-OKDan BorenMar 14, 2005
R-CAEdward R. RoyceMar 14, 2005
R-CAMary BonoMar 14, 2005
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickMar 14, 2005
D-ALArtur DavisMar 16, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerMar 16, 2005
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersMar 16, 2005
R-CADaniel E. LungrenMar 16, 2005
D-CADennis A. CardozaMar 16, 2005
R-CAElton GalleglyMar 16, 2005
R-MNGil GutknechtMar 16, 2005
D-TXHenry CuellarMar 16, 2005
R-MOJo Ann EmersonMar 16, 2005
R-GANathan DealMar 16, 2005
R-ALSpencer BachusMar 16, 2005
R-INSteve BuyerMar 16, 2005
R-OHSteve ChabotMar 16, 2005
R-VAThelma D. DrakeMar 16, 2005
D-OHTim RyanMar 16, 2005
R-KSTodd TiahrtMar 16, 2005
R-FLTom FeeneyMar 16, 2005
R-CAChristopher CoxMar 17, 2005
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteMar 17, 2005
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggMar 17, 2005
R-GAJohn LinderMar 17, 2005
R-INJohn N. HostettlerMar 17, 2005
R-WIMark GreenMar 17, 2005
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiMar 17, 2005
R-OKTom ColeMar 17, 2005
R-FLDave WeldonApr 5, 2005
R-AZJim KolbeApr 5, 2005
R-PAJohn E. PetersonApr 5, 2005
R-TXKay GrangerApr 5, 2005
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartApr 5, 2005
R-TNZach WampApr 5, 2005
R-VABob GoodlatteApr 12, 2005
R-SCBob InglisApr 12, 2005
D-TXChet EdwardsApr 12, 2005
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoApr 12, 2005
R-NEJeff FortenberryApr 12, 2005
R-TXJoe BartonApr 12, 2005
R-MOKenny C. HulshofApr 12, 2005
R-FLMichael BilirakisApr 12, 2005
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizApr 12, 2005
R-IATom LathamApr 12, 2005
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Apr 14, 2005
R-INMichael E. SodrelApr 14, 2005
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamApr 14, 2005
R-CADavid DreierApr 19, 2005
R-CAJerry LewisApr 19, 2005
R-MIPeter HoekstraApr 19, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesApr 20, 2005
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesApr 21, 2005
R-NMHeather WilsonApr 26, 2005
R-NCHoward CobleApr 26, 2005
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonApr 26, 2005
D-IALeonard L. BoswellApr 26, 2005
D-MOIke SkeltonApr 28, 2005
R-KYAnne M. NorthupMay 3, 2005
R-PACurt WeldonMay 3, 2005
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.May 3, 2005
R-OKFrank D. LucasMay 3, 2005
R-ILHenry J. HydeMay 3, 2005
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMay 3, 2005
R-WIPaul D. RyanMay 3, 2005
R-VATom DavisMay 3, 2005
R-NETom OsborneMay 3, 2005
R-FLAnder CrenshawMay 4, 2005
R-INDan BurtonMay 4, 2005
R-FLJohn L. MicaMay 10, 2005
D-NCMike McIntyreMay 10, 2005
D-WIRon KindMay 10, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterMay 10, 2005
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonMay 10, 2005
R-CADana RohrabacherMay 12, 2005
R-ILJohn ShimkusMay 12, 2005
R-OHDavid L. HobsonMay 17, 2005
R-MIFred UptonMay 17, 2005
D-CAMike ThompsonMay 17, 2005
R-OHRalph RegulaMay 17, 2005
R-MIVernon J. EhlersMay 17, 2005
R-PADon SherwoodMay 18, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisMay 18, 2005
R-WADavid G. ReichertMay 19, 2005
R-ILJerry WellerMay 24, 2005
D-MIBart StupakJun 7, 2005
R-ILRay LaHoodJun 7, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 15, 2005Markup May 25, 2005Reported Jun 14, 2005
Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee
Referred Mar 10, 2005Hearings Mar 15, 2005Discharged Apr 11, 2005

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 26, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2162-2163)
  2. Jun 14, 2005Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-124.
  3. Jun 14, 2005Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70.
  4. May 25, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. May 25, 2005Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 12.
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In the Congressional Record 5

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H241Carolyn McCarthy D-NYFeb 14, 2006
HouseDebate and remarks H6409Carolyn McCarthy D-NYJul 25, 2005
SenateDebate and remarks S4930Lists S4930Michigan organizations opposing H.R. 800, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms ActCarl Levin D-MIMay 11, 2005
HouseDebate and remarks H1951Carolyn McCarthy D-NYApr 13, 2005
HouseDebate and remarks H590Cliff Stearns R-FLFeb 15, 2005

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Jun 7, 2005H.R. 800, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 25, 2005</p>
  2. Jun 7, 2005H.R. 800, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 25, 2005

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-21PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT150 pagesJudiciary CommitteeMar 15, 2005

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 397Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms ActRelated billOct 26, 2005

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages or injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
Short Titles as Introduced
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
Short Titles as Reported to House
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
Popular Titles
Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2005Reported in House
  2. Feb 15, 2005Introduced in House

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