S 2594
114th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives
A bill to provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.
Introduced: February 25, 2016
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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