Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 31, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015
Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to reauthorize for FY2016-FY2019 the grant program for improvements to the criminal history record system.
Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: (1) establish a four-year implementation plan to ensure maximum coordination and automation of reporting of records or making records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; (2) direct the Attorney General to make grants to states, Indian tribal governments, and state court systems to improve the automation and transmittal of mental health records and criminal history dispositions; (3) provide for withholding grant funds from states that have not implemented a relief from disabilities program and the reallocation of such funds to states that are in compliance; (4) make federal court information available for inclusion in the System; and (5) allow the submission to the System of mental health records that would otherwise be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) expand the enforcement authority or jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; (2) allow the establishment, directly or indirectly, of a federal firearms registry; or (3) extend background check requirements to transfers of firearms other than those made at gun shows or over the Internet, or to temporary transfers for purposes including lawful hunting or sporting, or to temporary possession of a firearm for purposes of examination or evaluation by a prospective transferee.
National Commission on Mass Violence Act of 2015
Establishes the National Commission on Mass Violence to study the availability and nature of firearms, including the means of acquiring firearms, issues relating to mental health, and the impacts of the availability and nature of firearms on incidents of mass violence or in preventing mass violence. Requires the Commission to conduct a comprehensive factual study of incidents of mass violence, including incidents not involving firearms, to determine the root causes of such mass violence.
Cosponsors 188
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2015 to Sep 15, 2016; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Mar 3, 2015 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Mar 3, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Mar 3, 2015 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 3, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 3, 2015 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Mar 3, 2015 |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Original | Mar 3, 2015 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Oct 6, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 31, 2015 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2015 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 19, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Mar 19, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Mar 3, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2015Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
In the Congressional Record 17
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.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 36, March 3, 2015, page H1567.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-856 | PENSION ADVANCES: LEGITIMATE. LOANS OR SHADY SCHEMES?135 pages | Aging (Special) Committee | Sep 30, 2015 |
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44818 | Gun Control, Veterans Benefits, and Mental Incompetency Determinations Archived | Report | Sep 7, 2021 |
| R45970 | Gun Control: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Operations and Related Legislation Archived | Report | Oct 17, 2019 |
| R44686 | Gun Control: FY2017 Appropriations for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Other Initiatives Archived | Report | Aug 7, 2017 |
| R44655 | Gun Control: Federal Law and Legislative Action in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Apr 19, 2017 |
| R44752 | Gun Control, Mental Incompetency, and Social Security Administration Final Rule Archived | Report | Apr 19, 2017 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1351 | Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act | Related bill | May 14, 2015 |
| S 1738 | Safer Communities Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2015 |
| S 2192 | NICS Reporting Improvement Act | Related bill | Oct 21, 2015 |
| HR 2246 | Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act | Related bill | Jun 1, 2015 |
| HR 2994 | Safer Communities Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- National Commission on Mass Violence Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Census and government statistics
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Firearms and explosives
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health information and medical records
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Judicial review and appeals
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Licensing and registrations
- Mental health
- Military personnel and dependents
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Retail and wholesale trades
- School administration
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- User charges and fees
- Veterans' medical care
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2015Introduced 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.
