US HB445 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-06 - 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 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-06 - 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
Buyback Our Safety Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The OJP must enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop standards to identify the guns likely to be used in violent crimes and to establish a pricing scale for guns purchased through a gun buyback program.
Title
Buyback Our Safety Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO] | Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA] | Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| 2017-01-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2017-01-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Crime and law enforcement
Crime prevention
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Violent crime
Crime and law enforcement
Crime prevention
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Violent crime
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/445/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr445/BILLS-115hr445ih.pdf |
