PLCAA Federal Jurisdiction Act

Bill: 119-s-484
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2025-02-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Federal district courts

Firearms and explosives

Jurisdiction and venue

Manufacturing

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 484 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Mr. 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 Judiciary A BILL To amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to provide for the removal and dismissal of qualified civil liability actions.

1. 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 . 2. 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 (1) 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. .