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H.R. 4399: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

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H.R. 4399: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-02-01 · Law · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-02-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

Plain summary

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. The bill lifts the immunity from legal process of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings, the contents of the database: (1) shall be subject to discovery and admissible as evidence; and (2) may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner. Testimony or other evidence may also be permitted based on that data.

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Official text

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · 59 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James A. Himes (D-CT), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Adam Smith (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] reported raising $10.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr4399 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114