119 S484 IS: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Federal Jurisdiction Act U.S. Senate 2025-02-06 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.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 484IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025Mr. 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 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

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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..