Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would 'remove' the prohibition on the government funding of biased academic research regarding firearms that in the past has led to calls for gun control. (Sponsor: Robin Kelly - Illinois)
Title: Gun Violence Research Act of 2017
Subject: Health: Congressional oversight: Department of Health and Human Services: Emergency medical services and trauma care: Executive agency funding and structure: Firearms and explosives: Government studies and investigations: Health information and medical records: Health programs administration and funding: Medical research: Mental health: Minority health: Research administration and funding: Violent crime
Description: Gun Violence Research Act of 2017
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last Action Date: December 8, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4573/all-info
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39 sponsors: Robin Kelly (D); Cedric Richmond (D); Lacy Clay (D); Al Lawson (D); John Lewis (D); Danny Davis (D); David Scott (D); Bobby Rush (D); Eddie Johnson (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Hakeem Jeffries (D); Joyce Beatty (D); Brenda Lawrence (D); Karen Bass (D); Andre Carson (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Marcia Fudge (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Alma Adams (D); Dwight Evans (D); Barbara Lee (D); Donald Payne (D); Henry Johnson (D); Jacky Rosen (D); Don Beyer (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Jerry McNerney (D); Michelle Lujan Grisham (D); Ro Khanna (D); Charlie Crist (D); Steve Cohen (D); Alcee Hastings (D); William Keating (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Robert Scott (D); Raul Ruiz (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Eleanor Norton (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Dec 8 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Dec 6 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| House | Dec 6 2017 | Introduced in House |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 13 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 Health
There have not been any votes on this bill