Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2612
Legislation Overview
Title: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Subject: Accidents: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Crime prevention: Department of Health and Human Services: Executive agency funding and structure: Firearms and explosives: Health programs administration and funding: Medical research: Research administration and funding: Violent crime: Health
Description: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. This bill authorizes FY2016-FY2021 appropriations for the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last Action Date: June 5, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2612/all-info
Companion Bill: SB1473
Sponsors
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38 sponsors: Carolyn Maloney (D); Jim McDermott (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Katherine Clark (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Niki Tsongas (D); David Cicilline (D); Robin Kelly (D); Elizabeth Esty (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Charles Rangel (D); Jerrold Nadler (D); Elijah Cummings (D); James Himes (D); Sander Levin (D); James McGovern (D); Betty McCollum (D); Mike Quigley (D); Brendan Boyle (D); William Keating (D); Ed Perlmutter (D); Adam Schiff (D); Anna Eshoo (D); Doris Matsui (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Ami Bera (D); Steve Israel (D); Tony Cardenas (D); John Conyers (D); Brenda Lawrence (D); Jackie Speier (D); Barbara Lee (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Cheri Bustos (D); Steve Cohen (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (38 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 5, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Jun 2, 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 2, 2015 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E815) |
| House | Jun 2, 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 4 2015 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
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