Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 19, 2017 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.
- IntroducedOct 5, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017
This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control to conduct or support gun violence research. It also requires a gun owner to report a lost or stolen firearm to local law enforcement authorities within 48 hours of discovery.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 5, 2017 to Jun 19, 2018; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 19, 2018 |
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 Oct 5, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Oct 19, 2017 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Oct 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 5, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 5, 2017Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
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. 163, no. 160, October 5, 2017, page H7888.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance the tracking of lost and stolen firearms, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime victims
- Crimes against property
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Firearms and explosives
- Health programs administration and funding
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical research
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2017Introduced 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.
