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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB4836

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Break the Cycle of Violence Act

Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Crime prevention: Firearms and explosives: Government information and archives: Hospital care: Housing and community development funding: Performance measurement: State and local government operations: Violent crime: Community life and organization: Crime victims: Health programs administration and funding: Law enforcement administration and funding: Racial and ethnic relations

Description: Authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients.

Session: 116th Congress

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

Last Action Date: November 15, 2019

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4836/all-info

Companion Bill: SB2671

Sponsors

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31 sponsors: Steven Horsford (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Robin Kelly (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Joseph Neguse (D); Don Beyer (D); Cedric Richmond (D); Ann Kirkpatrick (D); Suzan DelBene (D); Donald Payne (D); Terri Sewell (D); Ed Case (D); Angela Craig (D); David Cicilline (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Sharice Davids (D); Dean Phillips (D); Jim Cooper (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Julia Brownley (D); Rebecca Sherrill (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Ted Lieu (D); Joyce Beatty (D); Lisa Rochester (D); Theodore Deutch (D); Salud Carbajal (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (31 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Nov 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House Oct 26, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House Oct 23, 2019 Introduced in House
House Oct 23, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Oct 23, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Oct 31 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 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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