Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB157
Legislation Overview
Title: Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act
Subject: Law: Civil actions and liability: Firearms and explosives: Manufacturing: Product safety and quality: Retail and wholesale trades
Description: Repeals provisions of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that prohibit civil actions or administrative proceedings against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for harms resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Last Action Date: January 3, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/157/all-info
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Dwight Evans (D); Ro Khanna (D); David Cicilline (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (3 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 3, 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 3, 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| House | Jan 3, 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 15 2019 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
