Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 6/23/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
- 2023-06-22Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2023-06-22Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2023-06-22Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2023-06-22Introduced in House
- 2023-06-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-22 (00)
Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2023
This bill increases by .5% the excise tax on firearms, including pistols, revolvers, and shells and cartridges. The bill establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Trust Fund into which the increased tax revenues are deposited to fund gun violence prevention programs. The Trust Fund creates separate accounts for violence prevention, gun violence research, hate crimes data collection and enforcement, and firearm forensics.
The bill also requires an inflation adjustment to the amount of the special tax on importers, manufacturers, and dealers in firearms and the transfer tax on firearms.
Cosponsors (8)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
Subjects
- Crime prevention
- Criminal justice information and records
- Firearms and explosives
- Government trust funds
- Hate crimes
- Inflation and prices
- Sales and excise taxes
- Violent crime
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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