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Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to report on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of any actions taken to address these effects. The report must include specified elements, including the impact of gun violence on communities, the effectiveness of certain intervention programs and policies, and data on the types of firearms involved in incidents of gun violence.

 

What's happening now July 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 31
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Jul 8, 2024
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2024
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 25, 2024
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Jun 25, 2024
 D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Jun 25, 2024
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jun 25, 2024
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 25, 2024
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Dec 6, 2023
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Sep 14, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 14, 2023
 D
Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Aug 4, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 27, 2023
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2023
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 27, 2023
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 27, 2023
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Jul 27, 2023
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jul 27, 2023
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jul 27, 2023
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 27, 2023
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 27, 2023
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 27, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 27, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2023
Napolitano, Grace
· Jul 27, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 2023
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Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Jul 27, 2023
Porter, Katie
· Jul 27, 2023
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 27, 2023
Sarbanes, John
· Jul 27, 2023
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2023
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 27, 2023
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 27, 2023
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5010: Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5010/
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"H.R. 5010: Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5010/.
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H.R. 5010, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5010/.
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