Gun Suicide Prevention Act
Latest action · Sep 11, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gun Suicide Prevention Act
This bill prohibits manufacturers and retailers from selling firearms unless the firearm includes a warning label with the toll-free telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 1, 2019 to Jan 13, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Oct 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Jan 13, 2020 |
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 Sep 10, 2019 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Sep 11, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Sep 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 165, no. 144, September 10, 2019, page H7597.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the sale of a firearm unless it carries a warning label that provides the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Gun Suicide Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Introduced 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.
