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Proposed Federal House Legislation HR289

Legislation Overview

Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.

Subject: Constitution and constitutional amendments: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Health care quality: Mental health: Retail and wholesale trades: Smuggling and trafficking: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) gun violence is a public health issue; and (2) Congress should expand enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improve the mental health system, and make gun trafficking and straw purchasing a federal crime.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: June 16, 2015

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/289/all-info

Sponsors

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57 sponsors: Alan Lowenthal (D); Mike Thompson (D); Elizabeth Esty (D); Lois Capps (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Robin Kelly (D); David Cicilline (D); Judy Chu (D); Bobby Rush (D); Keith Ellison (D); Donna Edwards (D); Michael Honda (D); Mike Quigley (D); Charles Rangel (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Adam Schiff (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Kathleen Rice (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Mark Pocan (D); John Yarmuth (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Niki Tsongas (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); James McGovern (D); Chaka Fattah (D); William Keating (D); Nita Lowey (D); Steve Cohen (D); Tony Cardenas (D); Mark Takano (D); John Conyers (D); John Larson (D); Lucille Roybal-Allard (D); Barbara Lee (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Gwen Moore (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Betty McCollum (D); Louise Slaughter (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Ruben Gallego (D); Alan Grayson (D); Jerry McNerney (D); Sam Farr (D); Lois Frankel (D); Ted Lieu (D); Lloyd Doggett (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); Anna Eshoo (D); Luis Gutierrez (D); Paul Tonko (D); Brendan Boyle (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Jun 16 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House	Jun 5 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House	Jun 2 2015	Introduced in House
House	Jun 2 2015	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2 2015	Referred to House Judiciary
House	Jun 2 2015	Referred to House Energy and Commerce

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Jun 3 2015	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill