US HR367 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 167-0)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. Establishes the House Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention to investigate and report on: the causes of mass shootings, methods to improve the federal firearms purchaser background check system, connections between access to firearms and dangerously mentally ill individuals, strengthening federal penalties for trafficking and straw purchasing of firearms, closing loopholes that allow some domestic abusers continued access to firearms, linkages between firearms and suicide, gun violence's effect on public health, the correlation between state gun violence prevention laws and the incidence of gun violence, the importance of having reliable and accurate information on gun violence and its toll on our nation, the implementation of effective gun violence prevention laws in accordance with the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and rates of gun violence in large metropolitan areas.
Title
Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-05-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. |
2017-05-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congress
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
House of Representatives
Mental health
Smuggling and trafficking
State and local government operations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Violent crime
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
House of Representatives
Mental health
Smuggling and trafficking
State and local government operations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Violent crime
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/367/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres367/BILLS-115hres367ih.pdf |