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Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022

Introduced: December 20, 2022 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Dec 20, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Dec 20, 2022
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Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022

This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other changes, the bill

  • generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition;
  • raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition;
  • establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties;
  • creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence;
  • restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices;
  • restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers);
  • requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft;
  • removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers;
  • allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components;
  • establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and
  • promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.
What's happening now December 20, 2022

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.

 Related & companion bills 9
  • HR 1808 Related bill Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
  • HR 2377 Related bill Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022
  • HR 3480 Related bill Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021
  • HR 3509 Related bill Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021
  • HR 4238 Related bill MASS Act
  • S 736 Related bill Assault Weapons Ban of 2021
  • S 1825 Related bill Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021
  • S 2325 Related bill MASS Act
  • S 5299 Identical bill Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Dec 20, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 20, 2022
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 20, 2022
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 20, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Dec 20, 2022
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 20, 2022
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Dec 20, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 20, 2022
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Dec 20, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9624: Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9624/
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"H.R. 9624: Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9624/.
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H.R. 9624, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9624/.
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