Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Expands funding to the BATFE Federal Agency for violent troubled cities/communities.
Title: Help Communities Fight Violent Crime Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Crime prevention: Law enforcement administration and funding: Urban and suburban affairs and development: Violent crime
Description: Help Communities Fight Violent Crime Act This bill authorizes appropriations to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for Violent Crime Reduction Partnerships in the most violent U.S. cities. It permits the ATF to transfer appropriated funds to another agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government for the purpose of conducting activities under such a partnership.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: July 14, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3013/all-info
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3 sponsors: Daniel Kildee (D); Steve Cohen (D); Alcee Hastings (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 14 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jun 22 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 22 2017 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| House | Jun 22 2017 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 30 2017 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
There have not been any votes on this bill