Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB556
Legislation Overview
Title: Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2021
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: A bill to establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 3, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/556/all-info
Companion Bill: HB1560
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'.
17 sponsors: Robert Casey (D); Edward Markey (D); Robert Menendez (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Amy Klobuchar (D); Mazie Hirono (D); Ron Wyden (D); Catherine Cortez Masto (D); Jacky Rosen (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Richard Durbin (D); Sherrod Brown (D); Elizabeth Warren (D); Jeanne Shaheen (D); Tina Smith (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Cory Booker (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 17% (17 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 5 2021 | 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
