To clarify that the Dickey Amendment does not prevent the use of funds for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect, and to provide for reporting on the effects of gun violence.
USA115th CongressHR-4573| House
| Updated: 12/8/2017
Robin L. Kelly
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (38)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Gun Violence Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, with respect to the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) using funds to advocate or promote gun control. The bill declares that this prohibition does not restrict HHS funding for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect. The Surgeon General must report annually on the effects of gun violence on public health, including mental health, and the status of actions taken to address those effects. HHS must report on the effects of gun violence on public health in minority communities.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Congressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical researchMental healthMinority healthResearch administration and fundingViolent crime
To clarify that the Dickey Amendment does not prevent the use of funds for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect, and to provide for reporting on the effects of gun violence.
USA115th CongressHR-4573| House
| Updated: 12/8/2017
Gun Violence Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, with respect to the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) using funds to advocate or promote gun control. The bill declares that this prohibition does not restrict HHS funding for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect. The Surgeon General must report annually on the effects of gun violence on public health, including mental health, and the status of actions taken to address those effects. HHS must report on the effects of gun violence on public health in minority communities.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Robin L. Kelly
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (38)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical researchMental healthMinority healthResearch administration and fundingViolent crime