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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB4316

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016

Subject: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: February 3, 2016

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d114:HN04316:@@@L&summ2=m&

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

5 sponsors: Sheila Jackson-Lee; Robin Kelly; Gregory Meeks; Grace Napolitano; Cedric Richmond;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (5 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 3, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House Jan 7, 2016 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H167-170)
House Jan 6, 2016 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H20-21)
House Jan 5, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Jan 7 2016 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: Judiciary

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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