Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HR702
Legislation Overview
Title: Recognizing that the United States has a moral obligation to meet its foundational promise of guaranteed justice for all.
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Air quality: Assault and harassment offenses: Border security and unlawful immigration: Census and government statistics: Child care and development: Child safety and welfare: Citizenship and naturalization: Civil actions and liability: Climate change and greenhouse gases: Community life and organization: Comprehensive health care: Corporate finance and management: Correctional facilities and imprisonment: Crime prevention: Crime victims: Crimes against children: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal justice information and records: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Detention of persons: Disability and health-based discrimination: Disability and paralysis: Domestic violence and child abuse: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use: Elementary and secondary education: Emergency communications systems: Emergency medical services and trauma care: Employment and training programs: Employment discrimination and employee rights: Evidence and witnesses: Executive agency funding and structure: Family relationships: Family services: Firearms and explosives: First responders and emergency personnel: Food assistance and relief: Foreign language and bilingual programs: Government liability: Health care costs and insurance: Health care coverage and access: Health programs administration and funding: Higher education: Homelessness and emergency shelter: Housing finance and home ownership: Housing supply and affordability: Human trafficking: Immigration status and procedures: Indian social and development programs: Inflation and prices: Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information: Judicial procedure and administration: Juvenile crime and gang violence: Labor standards: Land use and conservation: Law enforcement administration and funding: Law enforcement officers: Lawyers and legal services: Legal fees and court costs: Lighting, heating, cooling: Manufacturing: Mental health: Military civil functions: Military facilities and property: Nutrition and diet: Physical fitness and lifestyle: Public transit: Racial and ethnic relations: Religion: Right of privacy: Sex and reproductive health: Sex offenses: Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination: Student aid and college costs: Transportation costs: U.S. history: Violent crime: Voting rights: Wages and earnings: Water quality: Worker safety and health
Description: This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the federal government should begin a large-scale effort to reduce incarceration rates and reshape the American legal system by consulting with communities and individuals directly impacted by the justice system; decriminalizing certain behaviors, increasing diversion opportunities, revising sentencing laws, and reducing practices that contribute to recidivism; ending practices that advantage the wealthy and prohibiting private companies from profiting from the criminal justice system; and ending militarized policing practices, investing in other safety services, and implementing policies that address the needs of communities most affected by high rates of incarceration.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: December 18, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/702/all-info
Sponsors
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18 sponsors: Ayanna Pressley (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Barbara Lee (D); Ilhan Omar (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Eddie Johnson (D); Bobby Rush (D); Danny Davis (D); Bennie Thompson (D); G. Butterfield (D); Henry Johnson (D); Karen Bass (D); Joyce Beatty (D); Dwight Evans (D); Lacy Clay (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Susan Davis (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (18 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Dec 18, 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Nov 20, 2019 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9111) |
| House | Nov 14, 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Nov 14, 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Nov 15 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
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