S. 484

119 S484 IS: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Federal Jurisdiction Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-06
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 484  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.
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  .
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.
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