United States · Bill · S
S. 1939 (115th)
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Introduced
5 October 2017
Last action
5 October 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit civil actions against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, importer, dealer, or trade association for the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm.
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Timeline
5 October 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 5 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act
- related to → Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
- related to ← Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1939
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1939
- us · 115-s-1939 · source updated 10 August 2026