House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
Official title: To amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to clarify liability protections for firearms and associated manufacturers and retailers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Derek Schmidt R-KSWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 11, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9298.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCHMIDT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 99, June 11, 2026, Page H4113):Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9298, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9298
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
121 cosponsors — 121 Republicans
0 of 121 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Alford (R-MO), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), James Comer (R-KY), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Troy Downing (R-MT), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Randy Fine (R-FL) and 91 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3825 (119th) Kelsey Smith Act
- H.R. 7752 (119th) Kelsey Smith Act
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.