Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HR318
Legislation Overview
Title: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence.
Subject:
Description: Expresses support for the President's Plan to Reduce Gun Violence. Urges: (1) Congress to enact legislation based on the President's recommendations to reduce gun violence, (2) state legislatures to reject proposed stand-your-ground legislation, and (3) states to repeal enacted stand-your-ground laws. Condemns: (1) gun violence, (2) relevant parties for their roles in obstructing the ability of communities to be safe from gun violence and in proposing stand-your-ground legislation and similar legislation that compromises public safety and the integrity of the prosecutorial system, and (3) all efforts to weaken gun laws and proposals that stand in the way of comprehensive gun law reform.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: September 13, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HE00318:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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33 sponsors: Robin Kelly; Bass, Karen; Bishop, Sanford D., Jr.; Brown, Corrine; Carson, Andre; Christensen, Donna M.; Clarke, Yvette D.; Clay, Wm. Lacy; Cleaver, Emanuel; Cummings, Elijah E.; Davis, Danny K.; Edwards, Donna F.; Ellison, Keith; Fudge, Marcia L.; Hastings, Alcee L.; Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Jeffries, Hakeem S.; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.; Lee, Barbara; Lewis, John; Meeks, Gregory W.; Moore, Gwen; Norton, Eleanor Holmes; Payne, Donald, Jr.; Rangel, Charles B.; Richmond, Cedric L.; Rush, Bobby L.; Scott, David; Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"; Thompson, Bennie G.; Waters, Maxine; Wilson, Frederica S.;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 8% (33 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Sep 13, 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jul 25, 2013 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5053) |
| House | Jul 25, 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 25 2013 | 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: Judiciary
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