Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB2198
Legislation Overview
Title: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015
Subject: Child safety and welfare: Crime victims: Domestic violence and child abuse: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement administration and funding: Sex offenses: Violent crime: Crimes against children: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to award grants to states to carry out certain policies and procedures that restrict and penalize firearm possession by or transfer to a person subject to a domestic violence protection order or a person convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: October 22, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2198/all-info
Companion Bill: HB3813
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Richard Blumenthal (D); Elizabeth Warren (D); Brian Schatz (D); Richard Durbin (D); Tim Kaine (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Oct 22, 2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Oct 28 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: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
