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S. 1955

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Summary

S. 1955, the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 4, 2025 by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) with 26 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 4, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 1955 has 26 co-sponsors.

sb1955/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1955 IS: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1955
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  June 4, 2025
  Mr. Blumenthal  (for himself,  Mr. Schiff ,  Mr.
  Murphy ,  Ms. Baldwin ,
  Mr. Booker ,  Mr.
  Coons ,  Ms. Duckworth ,
  Mr. Durbin ,  Mr.
  Fetterman ,  Mrs. Gillibrand ,
  Mr. Hickenlooper ,  Ms. Hirono ,  Mr.
  Kaine ,  Mr. Markey ,  Mr. Merkley ,  Mrs.
  Murray ,  Mr. Padilla ,
  Mr. Reed ,  Mr.
  Sanders ,  Mr. Schumer ,
  Mr. Van Hollen ,  Ms. Warren ,  Mr. Welch ,
  Mr. Whitehouse , and  Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was
  read twice and referred to the  Committee on
  the Judiciary
  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  .
2.
Repeal of certain provisions of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms
  Act
Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7901 , 7902, 7903) are repealed.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.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-06-04
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jun 4, 2025

sb1955/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (06/04/2025)

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

This bill removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers and the disclosure of gun trace data in civil actions.

Specifically, the bill repeals the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which prohibits civil actions against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, importer, dealer, or trade association for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm.

Additionally, the bill states that firearms trace data maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is not immune from legal process. Such data is subject to discovery; is admissible as evidence; and may be used, relied on, or disclosed in a civil action or administrative proceeding.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) sponsors S. 1955, and 26 members have co-sponsored it, 24 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1955 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 4, 2025

Actions

S. 1955 has taken 2 actions since Jun 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 4, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jun 4, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1955 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1955.

Titles

S. 1955 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act — Display Title
  • Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 21 registered lobbyists who named S. 1955 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Government Issues, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Budget/Appropriations, District of Columbia, Education, Health Issues, Agriculture.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado15—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS—District of Columbia13—
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND—New York12—
GIFFORDS—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE16—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS15—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS13—
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND12—
GIFFORDS12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 21.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CATHERINE MOUER116
MARK COLLINS116
TARANEH SCHARDT116
ANGELO VELTRI115
DUDLEY BROWN115
DUSTIN CURTIS115
EARL HADLEY113
JENNIFER SCULLY113
KRISTOR COWAN113
MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN113
SARAH COHEN113
ALEXANDRA KING112
CORNELIUS FLETCHER112
DAVID BOND112
EMMA SILVER112
LINDSAY NICHOLS112
YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE112
JILL CANINO KALETA111
LALE MORRISON111
MADELYN COBB111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUNDEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$1.6M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 first_quarter$490K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 second_quarter$410K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUNDEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND2025 second_quarter$250K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report
GIFFORDSGIFFORDS2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
GIFFORDSGIFFORDS2025 third_quarter$70K3rd Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2025 fourth_quarter$40K4th Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2025 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1955 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1955’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s1955/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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