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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB321

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Legislation Overview

Title: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013

Subject: Appropriations: Firearms and explosives: Health programs administration and funding: Medical research: Research administration and funding: Violent crime: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 - Makes prohibitions under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, against the use of funds to advocate or promote gun control inapplicable to amounts made available by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013, insofar as such prohibitions relate to any activity to conduct research on firearms safety or gun violence.

Session: 113th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Last Action Date: January 18, 2013

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00321:@@@L&summ2=m&

Sponsors

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69 sponsors: Maloney, Carolyn B.; Bass, Karen; Bishop, Timothy H.; Blumenauer, Earl; Capps, Lois; Capuano, Michael E.; Cardenas, Tony; Carson, Andre; Cartwright, Matt; Chu, Judy; Cicilline, David N.; Clarke, Yvette D.; Cohen, Steve; Courtney, Joe; Cummings, Elijah E.; Davis, Susan A.; Deutch, Theodore E.; Doyle, Michael F.; Ellison, Keith; Eshoo, Anna G.; Gabbard, Tulsi; Grijalva, Raul M.; Gutierrez, Luis V.; Higgins, Brian; Himes, James A.; Holt, Rush D.; Huffman, Jared; Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.; Robin Kelly; Larsen, Rick; Lee, Barbara; Levin, Sander M.; Lofgren, Zoe; Lowenthal, Alan S.; Lynch, Stephen F.; Markey, Edward J.; Matsui, Doris O.; McCarthy, Carolyn; McCollum, Betty; McGovern, James P.; Moore, Gwen; Moran, James P.; Negrete McLeod, Gloria; Norton, Eleanor Holmes; Pascrell, Bill, Jr.; Pingree, Chellie; Pocan, Mark; Price, David E.; Quigley, Mike; Rangel, Charles B.; Roybal-Allard, Lucille; Schakowsky, Janice D.; Schiff, Adam B.; Schwartz, Allyson Y.; Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"; Shea-Porter, Carol; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh; Smith, Adam; Speier, Jackie; Takano, Mark; Tierney, John F.; Tonko, Paul D.; Tsongas, Niki; Van Hollen, Chris; Vargas, Juan; Veasey, Marc A.; Wasserman Schultz, Debbie;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 16% (69 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 18, 2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E39)
House Jan 18, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
House Jan 18, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Jan 22 2013 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

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