Gun Suicide Prevention Act
Latest action · Sep 15, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gun Suicide Prevention Act
This bill prohibits manufacturers and retailers from selling firearms unless the firearm includes a label with the toll-free telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2023 to Sep 27, 2024; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Sep 14, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Sep 14, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 14, 2023 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Sep 14, 2023 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 3, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Oct 26, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Sep 9, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 27, 2024 |
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 Sep 14, 2023 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Sep 15, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
- Sep 14, 2023Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 149, September 14, 2023, page H4347.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5436 | Gun Suicide Prevention Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 1, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the sale of a firearm unless the firearm or packaging carries a label that provides the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Gun Suicide Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2023Introduced 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.
