Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

Sponsor: John Cornyn (Republican-TX)June 11, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Limits lawsuits against gun makers and sellers, dismissing many current cases.

This bill would make it harder to sue gun manufacturers and sellers for damages related to product misuse. It would immediately dismiss many ongoing lawsuits and prevent similar future cases by broadening legal protections for these companies. State and local laws that try to hold these companies liable would also be overridden.

What Would Change

Today, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act offers some liability protections to gun manufacturers and sellers, but the scope can be debated, allowing some lawsuits to proceed, and state/local laws can impose additional liability. If this bill passes, it would broaden these protections, require immediate dismissal of many pending lawsuits, clarify legal definitions to favor manufacturers and sellers, and override conflicting state and local laws.

Key Provisions

Would immediately dismiss many ongoing lawsuits against gun manufacturers and sellers.
Would broaden legal protections for gun makers, sellers, and trade groups against lawsuits related to criminal misuse of their products.
Would override state and local laws that try to hold gun companies liable for criminal misuse of their products.
Would let gun companies move lawsuits from state to federal court and seek quick dismissal.
Would make it harder for people to sue gun companies by requiring them to provide more specific facts in their claims.
Would allow gun companies to recover reasonable attorney's fees if they win a case where they assert these protections.

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Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

What Would Change

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