HR 7272 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Shining a Spotlight on Safer Communities Act

Introduced Feb 7, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Shontel M. Brown D-OH

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Latest action · Feb 7, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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. IntroducedFeb 7, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2024 to Nov 1, 2024; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-RIGabe AmoOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-RISeth MagazinerOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-CATed LieuOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalFeb 7, 2024
D-CABarbara LeeFeb 9, 2024
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonFeb 9, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanFeb 9, 2024
D-GANikema WilliamsFeb 9, 2024
D-ILMike QuigleyFeb 13, 2024
D-TXJasmine CrockettFeb 15, 2024
D-CAJulia BrownleyApr 9, 2024
D-ORAndrea SalinasJul 18, 2024
D-NYTimothy M. KennedySep 20, 2024
D-NCWiley NickelNov 1, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 7, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 7, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Feb 7, 2024Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 2

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 H4414Madeleine Dean D-PAJun 28, 2024
SenateDebate and remarks S4142–S4144Christopher Murphy D-CTJun 18, 2024

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: Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of Rule XII and Section 3(c) of H . Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the U.S. Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution in Article I Section VIII. The single subject of this legislation is: To require additional reporting requirements of the Department of Justice with regards to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 22, February 7, 2024, page H537.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To require reports on the progress and implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Shining a Spotlight on Safer Communities Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 7, 2024Introduced in House

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