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The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) is a United States law which protects firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with their products. However, both manufacturers and dealers can still be held liable for damages resulting from defective products, breach of contract, criminal misconduct, and other actions for which they are directly responsible in much the same manner that any U.S.-based manufacturer of consumer products is held responsible. They may also be held liable for negligent entrustment when they have reason to know a gun is intended for use in a crime.
The PLCAA is codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 7901-7903.
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Sponsor. Senator for Idaho. Republican.
Read Text »Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 26, 2005
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 26, 2005.
Pub.L. 109-92 Cosponsors61 Cosponsors (49 Republicans, 12 Democrats)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 659 (108th).
Oct 31, 2003 Earlier Version — IntroducedThis activity took place on a related bill, S. 1806 (108th).
Mar 2, 2004 Earlier Version — Failed SenateThis activity took place on a related bill, S. 1805 (108th).
Feb 16, 2005 IntroducedBills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
Jul 29, 2005 Passed Senate (House next)The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.
Oct 18, 2005 Rules Change — Agreed ToThis activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 493 (109th).
Oct 20, 2005 Passed HouseThe bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill.
Oct 26, 2005 Enacted — Signed by the PresidentThe President signed the bill and it became law.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 397. This is the one from the 109 th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 109 th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, Pub. L. No. 109-92, S. 397, 109th Cong. (2005).
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