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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HR473

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Expressing support for the designation of June as National Gun Violence Awareness Month and calling on Congress to address gun violence.

Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Assault and harassment offenses: Commemorative events and holidays: Crime prevention: Crime victims: Criminal justice information and records: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Domestic violence and child abuse: Firearms and explosives: Retail and wholesale trades: Smuggling and trafficking: U.S. Sentencing Commission: Violent crime: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Expressing support for the designation of June as National Gun Violence Awareness Month and calling on Congress to address gun violence. Expresses support for the designation of June 2016 as National Gun Violence Awareness Month. Calls on Congress to enact the following legislation to address gun violence: H.B. 3051, the Background Check Completion Act; H.B. 752, the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act; H.B. 3455, the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015; H.B. 3130, the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act; H.B. 3411, the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015; H.B. 1217, the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015; and legislation to ban assault weapons.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Last Action Date: December 3, 2015

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/473/all-info

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Eleanor Norton (D); Robin Kelly (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 0% (2 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Dec 3, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
House Nov 3, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House Oct 8, 2015 Introduced in House
House Oct 8, 2015 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 Oct 8, 2015 Referred to House Judiciary
House Oct 8, 2015 Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Oct 9 2015 federal link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee
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There have not been any votes on this bill

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