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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB511

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act

Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Assault and harassment offenses: Domestic violence and child abuse: Evidence and witnesses: Firearms and explosives

Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.

Session: 116th Congress

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

Last Action Date: February 25, 2019

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/511/all-info

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'.

76 sponsors: Anthony Brown (D); Don Beyer (D); Lisa Rochester (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Brendan Boyle (D); Julia Brownley (D); Salud Carbajal (D); Tony Cardenas (D); Katherine Clark (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Steve Cohen (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Susan Davis (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Bill Foster (D); Debra Haaland (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Ro Khanna (D); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D); Ann Kuster (D); Al Lawson (D); Zoe Lofgren (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Sean Maloney (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); Doris Matsui (D); Betty McCollum (D); Jerry McNerney (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Gwen Moore (D); Joseph Morelle (D); Seth Moulton (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Ilhan Omar (D); Frank Pallone (D); Jimmy Panetta (D); Scott Peters (D); David Price (D); Mike Quigley (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Lucille Roybal-Allard (D); C.A. Ruppersberger (D); Albio Sires (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Frederica Wilson (D); John Yarmuth (D); James Himes (D); Jesus Garcia (D); Brad Sherman (D); Donna Shalala (D); Anna Eshoo (D); Chellie Pingree (D); Val Demings (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Kathy Castor (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Andy Levin (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Elijah Cummings (D); Gil Cisneros (D); Sean Casten (D); Harley Rouda (D); Katie Porter (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Madeleine Dean (D); Bradley Schneider (D); James McGovern (D); Ben Lujan (D); Joseph Neguse (D); Dwight Evans (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (76 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House Jan 11, 2019 Introduced in House
House Jan 11, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Jan 30 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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