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PLCAA Federal Jurisdiction Act
To amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to provide for the removal and dismissal of qualified civil liability actions.
Summary
This bill amends federal law governing lawsuits against firearms manufacturers and sellers by expanding their ability to move certain lawsuits from state courts to federal courts. Under the amendment, manufacturers, sellers, and trade associations can remove qualified civil liability actions to federal district court, where a judge can determine whether the action qualifies for dismissal under existing protections. The bill does not create new liability protections, but rather clarifies procedural rules for where qualifying cases can be heard.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
5 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Feb 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Feb 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025
Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to provide for the removal and dismissal of qualified civil liability actions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Federal Jurisdiction Act” or the “PLCAA Federal Jurisdiction Act”.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL AND DISMISSAL OF QUALIFIED CIVIL LIABILITY ACTIONS.
Section 3 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7902) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Removal and Dismissal.—
“(1) Removal.—In any civil action in a State court in which a defendant that is a manufacturer, seller, or trade association asserts that the civil action is a qualified civil liability action, that defendant may remove the civil action to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where the civil action is pending.
“(2) Dismissal.—The district court of the United States to which a civil action is removed under paragraph (1) may—
“(A) determine whether the civil action is a qualified civil liability action; and
“(B) dismiss the civil action accordingly.”. <all>
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