# 119-hr-1068: PLCAA Federal Jurisdiction Act

119-hr-1068, PLCAA Federal Jurisdiction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1068
- Congress: 119
- Title: PLCAA Federal Jurisdiction Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Adds a federal route to move and dismiss certain lawsuits against gun manufacturers and sellers.** It amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act by allowing manufacturers, sellers, or trade associations to remove qualifying state civil actions to federal district court and seek dismissal. - Manufacturers, sellers, and trade associations can remove state-court civil actions they label as "qualified civil liability actions" to the federal district and division where the case sits and ask for dismissal. - Plaintiffs who file state-law suits may have their cases shifted to federal court and face dismissal if the district court finds the suit qualifies under PLCAA. - District courts are given explicit authority to decide whether a removed action is a qualified civil liability action and to dismiss it; those cases can be taken out of state court.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Gun industry could move cases to federal court: benefit, medium. If enacted, gun makers, sellers, and trade groups could move some state lawsuits to federal court. They would need to claim the case is a “qualified civil liability action” under PLCAA. The case would go to the U.S. district court that covers where it was filed. That court could decide if it qualif…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-22: SAVE Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-2705: Nuclear Family Priority Act
- 119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
- 119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1068 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1068)

## Related
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-22: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-22)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-2705: Nuclear Family Priority Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2705)
- [119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4398)
- [119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2126)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1068 (as of 2026-04-21).