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HOUSE 435116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

National Gun Violence Research Act

Last Action
2/12/2019

Actions

  • 2019-02-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
  • 2019-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2019-01-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • 2019-01-10Referred 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.
  • 2019-01-10Referred 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.
  • 2019-01-10Referred 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.
  • 2019-01-10Introduced in House
  • 2019-01-10Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-10 (00)

National Gun Violence Research Act

This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions to promote gun violence research.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • removes limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
  • permits funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research;
  • establishes the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and
  • authorizes various competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Darren Soto (D-FL)
  • Katie Hill (D-CA)
  • Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
  • Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
  • Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
  • Albio Sires (D-NJ)
  • Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
  • Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
  • Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
  • JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
  • Val Demings (D-FL)
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
  • Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
  • Steve Cohen (D-TN)
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
  • Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
  • Debbie Dingell (D-MI)

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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