H.R. 2814 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 340 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2814 [Report No. 117–436] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2021Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Bass, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Bush, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Newman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Titus, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Crow, and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary July 26, 2022Additional sponsors: Ms. Meng, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Casten, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Himes, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Porter, Mr. Crist, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Speier, Ms. Manning, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Dean, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Jacobs of California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Lamb, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Escobar, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Torres of California, and Mr. Higgins of New York July 26, 2022Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 22, 2021 A BILL To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022. 2. Repeal of certain provisions of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Sections 2 through 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901–7903) are repealed. 3. Discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings The contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall not be immune from legal process, shall be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be admissible as evidence, and may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, and testimony or other evidence may be permitted based on the data, on the same basis as other information, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding. July 26, 2022Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed