H.R. 3740
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025
Sponsor: Eric Swalwell
114 cosponsors
- Donald Norcross
- Angie Craig
- April McClain Delaney
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Gwen Moore
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- George Latimer
- Josh Harder
- Greg Landsman
- Andrea Salinas
- Betty McCollum
- Bradley Scott Schneider
- Chellie Pingree
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Danny K. Davis
- David Scott
- Dina Titus
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Gabe Amo
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Ilhan Omar
- Jake Auchincloss
- Jamie Raskin
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jason Crow
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Jimmy Gomez
- Jimmy Panetta
- Joe Neguse
- John Garamendi
- Joseph D. Morelle
- Judy Chu
- Julia Brownley
- Kelly Morrison
- LaMonica McIver
- Lateefah Simon
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Madeleine Dean
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Maxine Dexter
- Maxwell Frost
- Mike Quigley
- Mike Thompson
- Pramila Jayapal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robin L. Kelly
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sara Jacobs
- Scott H. Peters
- Sean Casten
- Seth Magaziner
- Seth Moulton
- Shontel M. Brown
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Wesley Bell
- Jahana Hayes
- Robert Menendez
- Valerie P. Foushee
- James P. McGovern
- Diana DeGette
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Raul Ruiz
- Kathy Castor
- Marilyn Strickland
- Morgan McGarvey
- Ritchie Torres
- Sam T. Liccardo
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Jerrold Nadler
- Julie Johnson
- Mark Pocan
- Ro Khanna
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Brittany Pettersen
- John B. Larson
- Steven Horsford
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- William R. Keating
- Emilia Strong Sykes
- Frank J. Mrvan
- Mike Levin
- Steve Cohen
- André Carson
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Doris O. Matsui
- Ted Lieu
- Becca Balint
- Zoe Lofgren
- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Paul Tonko
- Kevin Mullin
- Grace Meng
- Brad Sherman
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- James A. Himes
- Rick Larsen
- James R. Walkinshaw
- Norma J. Torres
- Suhas Subramanyam
- Lori Trahan
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025
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.
Text of the bill
Sections 2 through 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901–7903) are repealed.