HOUSE 1576117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
National Gun Violence Research Act
- Last Action
- 5/18/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-03-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-03Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and 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.
- 2021-03-03Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and 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.
- 2021-03-03Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and 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.
- 2021-03-03Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E201-202)
- 2021-03-03Introduced in House
- 2021-03-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-03 (00)
National Gun Violence Research Act
This bill promotes gun violence research, including by
- removing limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
- permitting funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research;
- establishing the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and
- authorizing various competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence.
Cosponsors (19)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- John Yarmuth (D-KY)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Business records
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Crime prevention
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Firearms and explosives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Intergovernmental relations
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical research
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Science Foundation
- Product safety and quality
- Research administration and funding
- Violent crime
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