A bill to provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.

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Introduced

25 February 2016

Last action

25 February 2016 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

This bill prohibits the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from being immune from legal process. In state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings, the contents of the database: (1) shall be subject to discovery and admissible as evidence; and (2) may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner. Testimony or other evidence may also be permitted based on that data.

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Timeline

25 February 2016
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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25 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Related records

related to → Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2594
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2594
us · 114-s-2594 · source updated 10 August 2026