HR1068-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Federal Jurisdiction Act or the PLCAA Federal Jurisdiction Act.

2. Removal and dismissal of qualified civil liability actions Section 3 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7902) is amended by adding at the end the following: In any civil action in a State court in which a defendant that is a manufacturer, seller, or trade association asserts that the civil action is a qualified civil liability action, that defendant may remove the civil action to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where the civil action is pending. The district court of the United States to which a civil action is removed under paragraph (1) may— determine whether the civil action is a qualified civil liability action; and dismiss the civil action accordingly. (c)Removal and dismissal (1)RemovalIn any civil action in a State court in which a defendant that is a manufacturer, seller, or trade association asserts that the civil action is a qualified civil liability action, that defendant may remove the civil action to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where the civil action is pending. (2)DismissalThe district court of the United States to which a civil action is removed under paragraph (1) may— (A)determine whether the civil action is a qualified civil liability action; and (B)dismiss the civil action accordingly..