Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Sponsored By: Senator Richard Blumenthal
Introduced
Summary
Makes ATF firearms trace data discoverable and usable in lawsuits by repealing key protections of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. The bill would repeal Sections 2, 3, and 4 of that law and require that the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the ATF National Trace Center be subject to subpoena and other discovery, admissible as evidence, and usable in civil and administrative proceedings on the same basis as other information.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
ATF gun trace data usable in court
If enacted, this bill would make the ATF Firearms Trace System database records not immune from legal process. The records could be subpoenaed, used in discovery, and admitted as evidence in state and federal civil and administrative proceedings. This change would take effect upon enactment.
Allow lawsuits against gun industry
If enacted, this bill would repeal Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. That repeal would let victims sue gun makers, importers, dealers, and distributors again. It would take effect upon enactment and could raise legal costs for the gun industry.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Cosponsors
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Christopher Murphy
CT • D
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Tammy Baldwin
WI • D
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Cory Booker
NJ • D
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Christopher Coons
DE • D
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Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
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Richard Durbin
IL • D
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John Fetterman
PA • D
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Kirsten Gillibrand
NY • D
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John Hickenlooper
CO • D
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Mazie Hirono
HI • D
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Timothy Kaine
VA • D
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Edward Markey
MA • D
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Jeff Merkley
OR • D
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Patty Murray
WA • D
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Alex Padilla
CA • D
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John Reed
RI • D
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Bernie Sanders
VT • I
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Charles Schumer
NY • D
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Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
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Elizabeth Warren
MA • D
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Sheldon Whitehouse
RI • D
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Ron Wyden
OR • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
Sponsored 7/9/2025
Andy Kim
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/9/2025
Roll Call Votes
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