HR 5010 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act

Introduced Jul 27, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Robin L. Kelly D-IL

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Latest action · Jul 28, 2023 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.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to report on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of any actions taken to address these effects. The report must include specified elements, including the impact of gun violence on communities, the effectiveness of certain intervention programs and policies, and data on the types of firearms involved in incidents of gun violence.

 

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2023 to Oct 29, 2024; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-COBrittany PettersenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-COJason CrowOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeAug 4, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterSep 14, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherSep 14, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaDec 6, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinJun 25, 2024
D-CAMike LevinJun 25, 2024
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 25, 2024
D-CASara JacobsJun 25, 2024
D-PASummer L. LeeJun 25, 2024
D-MASeth MoultonJun 26, 2024
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickJul 8, 2024
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOct 29, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jul 28, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 27, 2023Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Health

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 130, July 27, 2023, page H4145.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to submit to the Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House

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