HR 332 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

Introduced Jan 22, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Adam B. Schiff D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 22, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - Prohibits a court from dismissing an action against a manufacturer, seller, or trade association for damages or relief resulting from an alleged defect or negligence with respect to a product, or conduct that would be actionable under state common or statutory law in the absence of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, on the basis that the action is for damages or relief from the criminal, unlawful, or volitional use of a qualified product.

Makes the contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) subject to subpoena or other discovery and admissible as evidence. Permits such contents to be used, relied on, or disclosed, and permits testimony or other evidence to be based on the data, on the same basis as other information in a civil action in any state or federal court or in an administrative proceeding.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2013 to Jun 25, 2013, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 6, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaFeb 6, 2013
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanFeb 13, 2013
D-CTJoe CourtneyFeb 13, 2013
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Actions 2

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  1. Jan 22, 2013Introduced in House
  2. Jan 22, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Jan 22, 2013Introduced in House

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