Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB224
Legislation Overview
Title: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Subject: Congressional oversight: Emergency medical services and trauma care: Firearms and explosives: Government studies and investigations: Health information and medical records: Violent crime: Health
Description: Requires the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to report annually to Congress on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of actions taken to address those effects.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last Action Date: January 9, 2015
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d114:HN00224:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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64 sponsors: Robin Kelly; Alma Adams; Joyce Beatty; Earl Blumenauer; Suzanne Bonamici; Lois Capps; Andre Carson; David Cicilline; Katherine Clark; Yvette Clarke; Steve Cohen; John Conyers; Elijah Cummings; Danny Davis; Diana DeGette; John Delaney; Rosa DeLauro; Theodore Deutch; Tammy Duckworth; Donna Edwards; Keith Ellison; Elizabeth Esty; Sam Farr; Lois Frankel; Marcia Fudge; Ruben Gallego; Alan Grayson; Raul Grijalva; Luis Gutierrez; Alcee Hastings; Michael Honda; Sheila Jackson-Lee; Hakeem Jeffries; Eddie Johnson; Brenda Lawrence; Barbara Lee; John Lewis; Alan Lowenthal; Carolyn Maloney; Doris Matsui; James McGovern; Gregory Meeks; Gwen Moore; Jerrold Nadler; Grace Napolitano; Eleanor Norton; Bill Pascrell; Stacey Plaskett; David Price; Mike Quigley; Charles Rangel; Cedric Richmond; Lucille Roybal-Allard; Bobby Rush; Janice Schakowsky; David Scott; Louise Slaughter; Jackie Speier; Paul Tonko; Chris Van Hollen; Nydia Velazquez; Maxine Waters; Bonnie Coleman; John Yarmuth;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 15% (64 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 9, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Jan 8, 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 15 2015 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Energy And Commerce
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