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SRES 163 106th Congress Senate Congress Child safety Child welfare Congressional committees (Senate) Congressional reorganization Crime and Law Enforcement Families Firearms Firearms control Legislation Violence

A resolution to establish a special committee of the Senate to study the causes of firearms violence in America.

Introduced: July 26, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 26, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes the Senate Special Committee on Firearms Violence to: (1) study the causes of firearms violence in America; (2) make findings of fact on the impact of firearms violence on the well-being of American children, among other subjects; and (3) explore ways to reduce firearms violence in America, including increasing controls on the sale and distribution of firearms.

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What's happening now July 26, 1999

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 15, 1999
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 13, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 163: A resolution to establish a special committee of the Senate to study the causes of firearms violence in America.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-163/
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"S. Res. 163: A resolution to establish a special committee of the Senate to study the causes of firearms violence in America.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-163/.
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S. Res. 163, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-163/.
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