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HR 1478 115th Congress House Health Appropriations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Firearms and explosives Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Research administration and funding Violent crime

Gun Violence Research Act

Introduced: February 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 9, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1956-1957)
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gun Violence Research Act

This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to eliminate the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services using federal funds to advocate or promote gun control.
What's happening now March 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 93
All 93 Democratic 87 Republican 2
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 21, 2018
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 21, 2018
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 20, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 14, 2018
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Garamendi, John
California · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 9, 2018
Delaney, John
· Mar 7, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 7, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 5, 2018
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2018
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 1, 2018
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Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 1, 2018
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 27, 2018
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 27, 2018
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Bera, Ami
California · Feb 26, 2018
Costello, Ryan
· Feb 26, 2018
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 23, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Feb 20, 2018
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Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 20, 2018
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Feb 20, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 19, 2017
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 21, 2017
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 14, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 2, 2017
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 25, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 24, 2017
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 19, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Oct 19, 2017
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 19, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 19, 2017
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Oct 19, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 12, 2017
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 12, 2017
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 12, 2017
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 12, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 12, 2017
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1478: Gun Violence Research Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1478/
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"H.R. 1478: Gun Violence Research Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1478/.
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H.R. 1478, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1478/.
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