HR 3962 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023

Introduced Jun 9, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Dwight Evans D-PA

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Latest action · Jun 14, 2023 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2893-2894)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 9, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023

This bill establishes the Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.

Among other things, the advisory council must assess the needs of victims of gun violence and disseminate information about helpful resources. 

Cosponsors 58

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2023 to Dec 16, 2024; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 9, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-PASusan WildOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJun 9, 2023
D-CODiana DeGetteJun 13, 2023
D-COJason CrowJun 13, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossJun 16, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jun 16, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterJun 16, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillJun 16, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 16, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterAug 22, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesAug 22, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherAug 22, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierAug 22, 2023
D-WAKim SchrierSep 19, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibSep 21, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanJan 11, 2024
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJun 14, 2024
D-MNDean PhillipsJun 25, 2024
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJun 27, 2024
D-COYadira CaraveoJul 9, 2024
D-NVSteven HorsfordJul 24, 2024
D-RISeth MagazinerSep 6, 2024
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaSep 6, 2024
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleSep 17, 2024
D-NJRobert MenendezSep 17, 2024
D-GANikema WilliamsSep 25, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezNov 13, 2024
D-WIMark PocanDec 16, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 9, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2893-2894)
  2. Jun 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2893Dwight Evans D-PAJun 14, 2023

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of U.S. Constitution: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; The single subject of this legislation is: Gun Violence Prevention

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 101, June 9, 2023, page H2789.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1893Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023Identical billJun 8, 2023
HR 2837Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025Cross-Congress related billApr 10, 2025

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2023Introduced in House

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