117 HR 2814 IH: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-04-22 text/xml EN 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.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2814IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 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 JudiciaryA BILLTo repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act.

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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Sections 2 through 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901–7903) are repealed.

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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.