Skip to main content
HRES 555 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime prevention Crimes against women Criminal justice information and records Domestic violence and child abuse Firearms and explosives Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Violent crime

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing…

Show full title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.

Introduced: September 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This resolution expired with the 116th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Sep 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Sep 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution affirms that reducing access to a firearm for individuals with a history of violence against women is critical to reducing the fatality of intimate partner violence in the United States.

Additionally, it calls on the Senate to immediately consider the following:

  • H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019;
  • H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019; and
  • H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.
What's happening now September 25, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 11
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 27
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 12, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 12, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Sep 12, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 12, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Sep 12, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Sep 12, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 12, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 12, 2019
Wexton, Jennifer
· Sep 12, 2019
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 555: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-555/
MLA
"H. Res. 555: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-555/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 555, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-555/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 555: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-555/)
Report a problem