Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HR289
Legislation Overview
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Constitution and constitutional amendments: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Health care quality: Mental health: Retail and wholesale trades: Smuggling and trafficking
Description: Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) gun violence is a public health issue; and (2) Congress should expand enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improve the mental health system, and make gun trafficking and straw purchasing a federal crime.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: June 16, 2015
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d114:HE00289:@@@L&summ2=m&
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'.
24 sponsors: Alan Lowenthal; Earl Blumenauer; Lois Capps; Judy Chu; David Cicilline; Yvette Clarke; Donna Edwards; Keith Ellison; Elizabeth Esty; Raul Grijalva; Alcee Hastings; Michael Honda; Robin Kelly; Stephen Lynch; Mark Pocan; Mike Quigley; Charles Rangel; Kathleen Rice; Bobby Rush; Adam Schiff; Eric Swalwell; Mike Thompson; Chris Van Hollen; John Yarmuth;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (24 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 16, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jun 5, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Jun 2, 2015 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. |
| House | Jun 2, 2015 | Referred to House Judiciary |
| House | Jun 2, 2015 | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 3 2015 | 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: Energy And Commerce
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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