Congress 116 - HR 435 - National Gun Violence Research Act

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Advisory bodies Business records Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Criminal justice information and records Department of Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Firearms and explosives Government studies and investigations Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Medical research National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Science Foundation Product safety and quality Research administration and funding Violent crime

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National Gun Violence Research Act

This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions to promote gun violence research.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

removes limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
permits funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research;
establishes the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and
authorizes various competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence.

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Feb 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Jan 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 10, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 10, 2019

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and 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.
Jan 10, 2019

Introduced in House

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