Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
Latest action · Dec 20, 2022 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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.
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.
- IntroducedDec 20, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other changes, the bill
- generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition;
- raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition;
- establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties;
- creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence;
- restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices;
- restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers);
- requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft;
- removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers;
- allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components;
- establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and
- promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 20, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Dec 20, 2022 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2022 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2022 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2022Introduced in House
- Dec 20, 2022Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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.
Related bills 10
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 736 | Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 11, 2021 |
| HR 1808 | Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 | Related bill | Aug 1, 2022 |
| S 1825 | Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 25, 2021 |
| S 2325 | MASS Act | Related bill | Jul 13, 2021 |
| HR 2377 | Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 9, 2022 |
| HR 3480 | Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| HR 3509 | Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 26, 2021 |
| HR 4238 | MASS Act | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| S 5299 | Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Dec 19, 2022 |
| HR 6596 | Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 8, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Business records
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Civil actions and liability
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime victims
- Crimes against property
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Due process and equal protection
- Elementary and secondary education
- Firearms and explosives
- Government information and archives
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Judicial review and appeals
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Personnel records
- Product safety and quality
- Religion
- Research administration and funding
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Sales and excise taxes
- Smuggling and trafficking
- State and local government operations
- Trade restrictions
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2022Introduced 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.
