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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2897

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: End Gun Violence Act of 2023

Subject: Crime and law enforcement

Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, and for other purposes.

Session: 118th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action Date: April 26, 2023

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2897/all-info

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

23 sponsors: Joseph Neguse (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Robin Kelly (D); Luis Correa (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Jason Crow (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Andre Carson (D); Melanie Stansbury (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Henry Johnson (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Linda Sanchez (D); Kathy Castor (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Madeleine Dean (D); Elissa Slotkin (D); Ted Lieu (D); Daniel Goldman (D); Jahana Hayes (D); David Trone (D); Timothy Kennedy (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (23 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 26, 2023 Introduced in House
House Apr 26, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced May 5 2023 federal link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Judiciary

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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