US Congress Senate Bill 1212 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)
Status: Introduced on May 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-14 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit firearm sale or transfer to or receipt or possession by a person who is subject to a gun violence prevention order. A gun violence prevention order is a court order that prohibits an individual from owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. The bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to make grants to states that have in effect legislation that: (1) authorizes a family member, or a law enforcement officer, to apply for a gun violence prevention order against an individual who may pose a significant risk to themselves or others; (2) authorizes a law enforcement officer to temporarily seize firearms from that individual, subject to a warrant; and (3) requires law enforcement agencies to comply with certain requirements.

Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-14	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
2017-05-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3147-3148)

HB2598 (Related) 2017-05-23 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1212/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1212/BILLS-115s1212is.pdf