To repeal the provision that in practice prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from sponsoring research on gun violence in fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Gun Violence Research Act This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to eliminate the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services using federal funds to advocate or promote gun control.
AppropriationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Department of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careMedical researchResearch administration and fundingViolent crime
To repeal the provision that in practice prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from sponsoring research on gun violence in fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1478| House
| Updated: 3/10/2017
Gun Violence Research Act This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to eliminate the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services using federal funds to advocate or promote gun control.
AppropriationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Department of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careMedical researchResearch administration and fundingViolent crime