HR 5161
115th Congress
House
Health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Violent crime
To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Surgeon General to report annually to Congress on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of actions taken to address those effects.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
45
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Castor, Kathy
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Keating, William R.
O'Rourke, Beto
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Carson, André
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
DeGette, Diana
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Foster, Bill
D
Frankel, Lois
D
Green, Al
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Smith, Adam
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
D
Waters, Maxine
D
Welch, Peter
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5161: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5161/
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