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 · Feb 8, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Surgeon General to report annually to Congress on the public health effects of gun violence and the status of actions taken to address those effects.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2021 to Jul 1, 2022; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 5, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 5, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Feb 5, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 5, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Feb 5, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 5, 2021 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Feb 5, 2021 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Feb 5, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 11, 2021 |
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 Feb 5, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 5, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 22, February 5, 2021, page H470.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1114 | 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. | Reintroduction of | Feb 8, 2019 |
| S 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
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.
- Feb 5, 2021Introduced 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.
