Bill115th CongressFiled May 25, 2017Congress
H.Res. 367
Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 25, 2017)
Establishes the House Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention to investigate and report on:
- the causes of mass shootings,
- methods to improve the federal firearms purchaser background check system,
- connections between access to firearms and dangerously mentally ill individuals,
- strengthening federal penalties for trafficking and straw purchasing of firearms,
- closing loopholes that allow some domestic abusers continued access to firearms,
- linkages between firearms and suicide,
- gun violence's effect on public health,
- the correlation between state gun violence prevention laws and the incidence of gun violence,
- the importance of having reliable and accurate information on gun violence and its toll on our nation,
- the implementation of effective gun violence prevention laws in accordance with the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and
- rates of gun violence in large metropolitan areas.
What just happenedMay 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5](D-CA)Sponsor
166 cosponsors166 D
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- Introduced in HouseMay 25, 2017
- May 25, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Rules Committee - May 25, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 25, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House