# 119-s-4775: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

119-s-4775, Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4775
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Reshapes immunity for the gun industry** by narrowing when manufacturers, sellers, and trade groups are protected from lawsuits and by creating a federal removal, pleading, and preemption framework for those cases. The bill rewrites core definitions of who counts as a seller or a qualified product and sets rules for what civil claims may proceed.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal removal and dismissal rules: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would let manufacturers, sellers, and trade groups move many state lawsuits into federal court by a colorable assertion that a claim is covered. The federal court would have jurisdiction and defendants would have 30 days after removal to ask for dismissal. Denials of dismissal…
- Who counts as a gun seller: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would redefine what products and sellers the law covers. "Qualified product" would include firearms under federal law, ammunition, parts, magazines, clips, and optical devices that moved in interstate or foreign commerce. "Seller" would include licensed importers and dealers, a…
- Limits on lawsuits over gun misuse: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would sharply limit most civil claims tied to the criminal or unlawful misuse, alteration, or modification of a covered firearm or related product. It would define a narrow class of allowed exceptions, including claims against a transferor convicted of certain felonies, neglige…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4775 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4775)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-65)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4775 (as of 2026-09-25).