Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SR217
Legislation Overview
Title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 7 through June 9, 2019, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend" and June 2019 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Commemorative events and holidays: Community life and organization: Crime prevention: Crime victims: Firearms and explosives: Violent crime
Description: This resolution expresses support for the designation of June 2019 as National Gun Violence Awareness Month and the designation of June 7-June 9, 2019, as National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3011)
Last Action Date: May 21, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/217/all-info
Sponsors
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19 sponsors: Richard Durbin (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Cory Booker (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Dianne Feinstein (D); Kamala Harris (D); Mazie Hirono (D); Amy Klobuchar (D); Edward Markey (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Patty Murray (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Tim Kaine (D); Maria Cantwell (D); Robert Casey (D); Jack Reed (D); Christopher Coons (D); Thomas Carper (D); Benjamin Cardin (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 19% (19 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 21, 2019 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3011) |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 22 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: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
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