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HR 4290 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Domestic violence and child abuse Firearms and explosives Government studies and investigations Violent crime

To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.

Introduced: November 7, 2017 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Nov 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Justice to study and report to Congress on whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of that individual committing a mass shooting.

What's happening now December 13, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 5, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 28, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 28, 2017
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 28, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 13, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 9, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 8, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 8, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Nov 8, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 8, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4290: To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4290/
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"H.R. 4290: To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4290/.
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H.R. 4290, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4290/.
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