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No Guns for Abusers Act of 2018

Introduced: July 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 1, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Guns for Abusers Act of 2018

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants for state and local governments to implement procedures to remove firearms from individuals who are charged with or convicted of domestic violence or subject to a domestic violence protective order.

Additionally, the bill sets forth the following requirements:

  • the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) must report to Congress on best practices for implementing such procedures,
  • the NIJ must contract with nongovernmental entities to study the comparative effectiveness of such procedures, and
  • DOJ must submit federal legislative recommendations in accordance with the best practices.
What's happening now October 1, 2018

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 16
All 16 Democratic 15
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 16, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 9, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 28, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 26, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 26, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6629: No Guns for Abusers Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6629/
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"H.R. 6629: No Guns for Abusers Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6629/.
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H.R. 6629, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6629/.
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