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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