Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
People considering suicide aren't running to the store to buy a gun in the vast majority of instances. Adding frivolous expenses to manufacturers, dealers and ultimately consumers doesn't fix mental health issues.
Title: Gun Suicide Prevention Act
Subject: Health
Description: To prohibit the sale of a firearm unless the firearm or packaging carries a label that provides the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Last Action Date: October 1, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5436/all-info
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10 sponsors: Julia Brownley (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Stephanie Murphy (D); Darren Soto (D); Tony Cardenas (D); Carolyn Bourdeaux (D); Mondaire Jones (D); Seth Moulton (D); Rashida Tlaib (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Oct 1 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. |
| House | Sep 30 2021 | Introduced in House |
| House | Sep 30 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Oct 5 2021 | 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: Consumer Protection and Commerce
There have not been any votes on this bill