Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB6596
Legislation Overview
Title: Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last Action Date: December 8, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6596/all-info
Sponsors
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23 sponsors: Henry Johnson (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Mike Quigley (D); Seth Moulton (D); Barbara Lee (D); Daniel Goldman (D); David Trone (D); James McGovern (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); William Keating (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Lori Trahan (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Jennifer McClellan (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Ayanna Pressley (D); Adam Smith (D); Dwight Evans (D); Chellie Pingree (D); Julia Brownley (D); Andy Kim (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (23 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Dec 8, 2023 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Dec 5, 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Dec 5, 2023 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 27 2023 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Health
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
