US HR468 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) gun violence is a public health issue; and (2) Congress should enact, by the end of the 113th Congress, comprehensive legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including by expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a federal crime.
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 113th 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.
Sponsors
| Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD] |
| Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT] | Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
| Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] | Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. John Tierney [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| 2014-02-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2014-01-29 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2014-01-29 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2014-01-29 | House | 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. |
Subjects
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Health care quality
Mental health
Retail and wholesale trades
Smuggling and trafficking
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Health care quality
Mental health
Retail and wholesale trades
Smuggling and trafficking
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/468/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres468/BILLS-113hres468ih.pdf |
