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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 See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 25, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4399 Related bill Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2594: A bill to provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2594/
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