Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Swalwell
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Victims could sue gun industry
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 cases, on the same basis as other records. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Swalwell
CA • D
Cosponsors
Crow
CO • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Schakowsky
IL • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Peters
CA • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Gomez
CA • D
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
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Scott, David
GA • D
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Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Simon
CA • D
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Auchincloss
MA • D
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
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Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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Liccardo
CA • D
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Stansbury
NM • D
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Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
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Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Wilson (FL)
FL • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Himes
CT • D
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
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Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
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Mrvan
IN • D
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Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
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Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
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Jackson (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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McClellan
VA • D
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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Grijalva
AZ • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
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Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
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