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National Commission on Mass Violence Act of 2013

Introduced: May 7, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 15, 2013
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to reauthorize for FY2014-FY2017 the grant program for improvements to the criminal history record system.

Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: (1) establish a four-year implementation plan to ensure maximum coordination and automation of reporting of records or making records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; (2) direct the Attorney General to make grants to states, Indian tribal governments, and state court systems to improve the automation and transmittal of mental health records and criminal history dispositions; (3) provide for reductions in grant funding to states that have not implemented a relief from disabilities program; (4) make federal court information available for inclusion in the System; and (5) allow the submission to the System of mental health records that would otherwise be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) expand the enforcement authority or jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); (2) allow the establishment, directly or indirectly, of a federal firearms registry; or (3) extend background check requirements to transfers of firearms other than those made at gun shows or over the Internet, or to temporary transfers for purposes including lawful hunting or sporting, or to temporary possession of a firearm for purposes of examination or evaluation by a prospective transferee.

National Commission on Mass Violence Act of 2013 - Establishes the National Commission on Mass Violence to study the availability and nature of firearms, including the means of acquiring firearms, issues relating to mental health, and the impacts of the availability and nature of firearms on incidents of mass violence or in preventing mass violence. Requires the Commission to conduct a comprehensive factual study of incidents of mass violence, including incidents not involving firearms, to determine the root causes of such mass violence.

What's happening now April 30, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 127
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Feb 27, 2014
D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Nov 15, 2013
Braley, Bruce
· Jun 28, 2013
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 28, 2013
D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 6, 2013
D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · May 17, 2013
D
Ruiz, Raul
California · May 17, 2013
D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 16, 2013
D
Costa, Jim
California · May 16, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· May 16, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 16, 2013
Richmond, Cedric
· May 16, 2013
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· May 16, 2013
D
Bera, Ami
California · May 14, 2013
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 14, 2013
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 14, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· May 9, 2013
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 9, 2013
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 9, 2013
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 7, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· May 7, 2013
D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 7, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· May 7, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· May 7, 2013
D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 7, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· May 7, 2013
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 7, 2013
DAVIS, SUSAN
· May 7, 2013
Delaney, John
· May 7, 2013
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 7, 2013
Hanabusa, Colleen
· May 7, 2013
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· May 7, 2013
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 7, 2013
D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 7, 2013
D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 7, 2013
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 7, 2013
PASTOR, ED
· May 7, 2013
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 7, 2013
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 7, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· May 7, 2013
D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 7, 2013
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 7, 2013
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 7, 2013
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 7, 2013
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 7, 2013
WATT, MELVIN
· May 7, 2013
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 7, 2013
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 6, 2013
Grayson, Alan
· May 6, 2013
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