Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act
- Last Action
- 7/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-07-27Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-07-27Introduced in House
- 2023-07-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-07-27 (00)
Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to report on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of any actions taken to address these effects. The report must include specified elements, including the impact of gun violence on communities, the effectiveness of certain intervention programs and policies, and data on the types of firearms involved in incidents of gun violence.
Cosponsors (20)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- John Sarbanes (D-MD)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
Subjects
- Child health
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Criminal justice information and records
- Firearms and explosives
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health personnel
- Mental health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Violent crime
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