US HR90 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 115th 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. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) gun violence is a public health issue; and (2) Congress should expand enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improve the mental health system, and make 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 115th 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
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-02-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2017-02-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
2017-02-03 | 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. |
2017-02-03 | 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. |
2017-02-03 | 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. |
2017-02-03 | House | Introduced in House |
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 |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/90/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres90/BILLS-115hres90ih.pdf |