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Union Calendar No. 340 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2814 

[Report No. 117–436] 

To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide 

for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in 

civil proceedings. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 22, 2021 

Mr. 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 Judiciary 

JULY 26, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Ms. MENG, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

CASTEN, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 

COHEN, Ms. PORTER, Mr. CRIST, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SCOTT

of Virginia, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. 

DELBENE, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. MANNING, Mr. JONES, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. 

LAWRENCE, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. DEAN, Mr. CICILLINE, 

Ms. JACOBS of California, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ

of Texas, Mr. LAMB, Ms. STEVENS, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. 

DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. GOMEZ, 

Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. TORRES of California, and Mr. HIGGINS

of New York 


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JULY 26, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 22, 2021] 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Access to Justice 

5 for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE PROTEC7 TION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT. 

8 Sections 2 through 4 of the Protection of Lawful Com9 merce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901–7903) are repealed. 

10 SEC. 3. DISCOVERABILITY AND ADMISSIBILITY OF GUN 

11 TRACE INFORMATION IN CIVIL PRO12 CEEDINGS. 

13 The contents of the Firearms Trace System database 

14 maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of 

15 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall not be im16 mune from legal process, shall be subject to subpoena or 

17 other discovery, shall be admissible as evidence, and may 

18 be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, and testi19 mony or other evidence may be permitted based on the data, 

20 on the same basis as other information, in a civil action 

21 in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Fed22 eral court or in an administrative proceeding. 


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Union Calendar No. 340 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2814 

[Report No. 117–436] 

A BILL 

To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in 

proceedings. admissibility of gun trace information in civil Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and 

JULY 26, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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