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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB2373

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

Subject: Accidents: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Crime prevention: Department of Health and Human Services: Executive agency funding and structure: Firearms and explosives: Health programs administration and funding: Medical research: Research administration and funding: Violent crime: Health

Description: Authorizes appropriations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for each of FY2015-FY2020 to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act.

Session: 113th Congress

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Last Action Date: May 21, 2014

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:SN02373:@@@L&summ2=m&

Companion Bill: HB4707

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'.

10 sponsors: Markey, Edward J.; Blumenthal, Richard; Boxer, Barbara; Durbin, Richard; Gillibrand, Kirsten E.; Murphy, Christopher S.; Murray, Patty; Schatz, Brian; Schumer, Charles E.; Warren, Elizabeth;

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 21, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced May 28 2014 federal link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: S

Committee Name: Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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