HR 3740 · in committee · major
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025
- civil rights
What this bill does
- This bill allows victims of gun violence to sue gun manufacturers and sellers for damages from criminal misuse of firearms.
- Gun manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, and trade associations are affected by removal of legal protections.
- The bill also makes firearm trace data held by federal authorities available as evidence in civil lawsuits.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would removing legal protections from gun manufacturers affect product liability costs and firearm prices for consumers?
- 02
What evidence exists that holding sellers civilly liable for criminal misuse would reduce gun violence compared to other policy approaches?
- 03
Should firearm trace data from federal authorities be accessible in civil lawsuits despite potential impacts on law enforcement investigations?
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Sponsor · D-CA-14
Eric Swalwell
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
114/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-04
Joining the bill

Judy Chu
D-CA-28 · original

Sean Casten
D-IL-6 · original

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
D-VA-8 · original

Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24 · original

Jake Auchincloss
D-MA-4 · original

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Wesley Bell
D-MO-1 · original

Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5 · original

Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1 · original

Jason Crow
D-CO-6 · original
+ 102 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-04 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-06-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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