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To establish a gun buyback grant program.

USA115th CongressHR-445| House 
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Theodore E. Deutch

Theodore E. Deutch

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (8)
Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Buyback Our Safety Act This bill directs the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The OJP must enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop standards to identify the guns likely to be used in violent crimes and to establish a pricing scale for guns purchased through a gun buyback program.
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Timeline
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • January 11, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • January 11, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 6, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Congressional oversightCrime preventionFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingViolent crime

To establish a gun buyback grant program.

USA115th CongressHR-445| House 
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Buyback Our Safety Act This bill directs the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The OJP must enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop standards to identify the guns likely to be used in violent crimes and to establish a pricing scale for guns purchased through a gun buyback program.
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Timeline
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • January 11, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • January 11, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 6, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Theodore E. Deutch

Theodore E. Deutch

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (8)
Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCrime preventionFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingViolent crime