Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB62
Legislation Overview
Title: Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Department of Justice: Firearms and explosives: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Law enforcement officers
Description: Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: January 12, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/62/all-info
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Lisa Rochester (D); Alcee Hastings (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (3 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 12, 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jan 3, 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 3, 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 10 2017 | 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, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
