Introduced:
Feb 6, 2025
Policy Area:
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Cosponsors
0
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Latest Action
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Actions (2)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Feb 6, 2025
Subjects (7)
Civil actions and liability
Crime and Law Enforcement
(Policy Area)
Federal district courts
Firearms and explosives
Jurisdiction and venue
Manufacturing
Retail and wholesale trades
Cosponsors (5)
(R-TN)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
(R-NC)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
(R-LA)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
(R-MO)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
(R-FL)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 2,092 characters
Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Feb 6, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 2:20 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 484 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 484
To amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to provide for
the removal and dismissal of qualified civil liability actions.
_______________________________________________________________________
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,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 484 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 484
To amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to provide for
the removal and dismissal of qualified civil liability actions.
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
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.
Section 3 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15
U.
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.''.
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``
(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.''.
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