118 HR 6753 IH: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Federal Jurisdiction Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-12-13 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.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6753IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 13, 2023Ms. Hageman (for herself, Mr. Fry, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ogles, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Clyde) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to provide for the removal and dismissal of qualified civil liability actions.

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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.

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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

In any action before a State court in which a defendant that is a manufacturer, seller, or trade association asserts that the action is a qualified civil liability action, the manufacturer, seller, or trade association may remove the action to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place wherein it is pending, and such district court of the United States shall have jurisdiction to determine whether such action is a qualified civil liability action, and dismiss the action accordingly..