Skip to main content
HRES 318 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Business records Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Government information and archives Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations Violent crime

Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence.

Introduced: July 25, 2013 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 25, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5053)
Jul 25, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now September 13, 2013

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2