US HB4177 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on August 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes a gun safety board in the Department of Health and Human Services. The board must (1) conduct original research about firearm violence reduction; (2) publish policy recommendations for and findings about the efficacy of federal, state, and local actions to reduce firearm violence in the Federal Register; and (3) establish a grant program to support original research on firearm violence reduction and education for the public about the effects of and ways to mitigate firearm violence.
Title
Gun Safety Board and Research Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-08-12 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-08-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2019-08-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Health
Research administration and funding
Crime victims
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Health
Research administration and funding
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4177/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4177/BILLS-116hr4177ih.pdf |