To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Latest action · Jun 21, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to report annually to Congress on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of actions taken to address them.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2013 to Sep 16, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 19, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 19, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 19, 2013 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Sep 16, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 20, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5322 | Robin L. Kelly D-IL | Jun 12, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5053 | Robin L. Kelly D-IL | Jul 25, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3990.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-41 | EXAMINING THE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED REFORMS TO THE FECA PROGRAM71 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jul 10, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
