# 119-hr-3740: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025

119-hr-3740, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3740
- Congress: 119
- Title: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 114
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Ends the firearm industry's broad legal immunity** by repealing parts of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and would restore private civil lawsuits for harms tied to firearms. It would also make the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Firearms Trace System database subject to subpoena and admissible as evidence in state, federal, and administrative proceedings. - Families and victims: Would be able to bring private civil suits against firearm manufacturers, distributors, and dealers for harms associated with firearm use. - Gun industry: Manufacturers, distributors, and dealers would lose the civil immunity shield and face new exposure to damages claims. - Courts and investigations: ATF trace data could be subpoenaed, admitted as evidence, and relied on in civil and administrative cases across state and federal courts.

## Cosponsors (114)

- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Victims could sue gun industry: benefit, high. The bill would end the federal civil immunity shield for gun makers, sellers, and distributors. Victims and governments would be able to bring civil cases in state and federal courts. It would also allow subpoenas and use of the federal gun‑trace database as evidence in court and administrative cas…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3740 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3740)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-18)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3740 (as of 2026-07-19).