Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB435
Legislation Overview
Title: National Gun Violence Research Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Business records: Criminal justice information and records: Department of Commerce: Department of Health and Human Services: Firearms and explosives: Government studies and investigations: Higher education: Intergovernmental relations: Licensing and registrations: National Science Foundation: Research administration and funding: Violent crime: Advisory bodies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Crime prevention: Health promotion and preventive care: Medical research: National Institutes of Health (NIH): Product safety and quality
Description: Amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions to promote gun violence research. Among other things, the bill does the following: removes limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; permits funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research; establishes the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and authorizes various competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Last Action Date: February 12, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/435/all-info
Sponsors
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60 sponsors: Eddie Johnson (D); Jerry McNerney (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Darren Soto (D); Katie Hill (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Madeleine Dean (D); Ayanna Pressley (D); Albio Sires (D); Tulsi Gabbard (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Ilhan Omar (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Jose Serrano (D); Val Demings (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Steve Cohen (D); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D); Lauren Underwood (D); Debbie Dingell (D); Donald Payne (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Haley Stevens (D); John Yarmuth (D); Sean Casten (D); Rebecca Sherrill (D); Ro Khanna (D); Bill Foster (D); Zoe Lofgren (D); Gwen Moore (D); Andre Carson (D); Ed Case (D); Adam Smith (D); Ann Kuster (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Kathy Castor (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Debra Haaland (D); Barbara Lee (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Dean Phillips (D); Jesus Garcia (D); Ami Bera (D); Alan Lowenthal (D); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Brenda Lawrence (D); Ed Perlmutter (D); Paul Tonko (D); Brad Sherman (D); Charlie Crist (D); Dwight Evans (D); Lucille Roybal-Allard (D); Brian Higgins (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Seth Moulton (D); Lisa Rochester (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 14% (60 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. |
| House | Jan 25, 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Jan 10, 2019 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. |
| House | Jan 10, 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 10, 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Jan 10, 2019 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. |
| House | Jan 10, 2019 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 | Jan 26 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 Research and Technology
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