HOUSE 1287116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
No Guns for Abusers Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-14 (00)
No Guns for Abusers Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants for state and local governments to implement procedures to remove firearms from individuals who are charged with or convicted of domestic violence or subject to a domestic violence protective order.
Additionally, the bill sets forth the following requirements:
- the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) must report to Congress on best practices for implementing such procedures,
- the NIJ must contract with nongovernmental entities to study the comparative effectiveness of such procedures, and
- DOJ must submit federal legislative recommendations in accordance with the best practices.
Cosponsors (20)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Joseph Kennedy (D-MA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Firearms and explosives
- Government studies and investigations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- State and local government operations
- Violent crime
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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