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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.

Introduced: February 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) gun violence is a public health issue; and (2) Congress should expand enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improve the mental health system, and make gun trafficking and straw purchasing a federal crime.

What's happening now February 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 22
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 11, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 11, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 6, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 24, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 15, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 27, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 27, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 6, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 3, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 3, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 90: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-90/
MLA
"H. Res. 90: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-90/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 90, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-90/.
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[H. Res. 90: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-90/)
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