Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB4177
Legislation Overview
Title: Gun Safety Board and Research Act of 2019
Subject: Health: Crime prevention: Crime victims: Firearms and explosives: Government information and archives: Research administration and funding: Department of Health and Human Services: Executive agency funding and structure
Description: Establishes a gun safety board in the Department of Health and Human Services. The board must (1) conduct original research about firearm violence reduction; (2) publish policy recommendations for and findings about the efficacy of federal, state, and local actions to reduce firearm violence in the Federal Register; and (3) establish a grant program to support original research on firearm violence reduction and education for the public about the effects of and ways to mitigate firearm violence.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last Action Date: August 12, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4177/all-info
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Mark DeSaulnier (D); Debbie Dingell (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Eleanor Norton (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (4 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Aug 12, 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Aug 9, 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Aug 9, 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 19 2019 | 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
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