Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.
USA116th CongressHRES-555| House
| Updated: 9/25/2019
Jackie Speier
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (40)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Katie Hill (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (11)
• Ways and Means Committee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Work and Welfare Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution affirms that reducing access to a firearm for individuals with a history of violence against women is critical to reducing the fatality of intimate partner violence in the United States. Additionally, it calls on the Senate to immediately consider the following: H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019; H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019; and H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCrimes against womenCriminal justice information and recordsDomestic violence and child abuseFirearms and explosivesSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.
USA116th CongressHRES-555| House
| Updated: 9/25/2019
This resolution affirms that reducing access to a firearm for individuals with a history of violence against women is critical to reducing the fatality of intimate partner violence in the United States. Additionally, it calls on the Senate to immediately consider the following: H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019; H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019; and H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jackie Speier
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (40)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Katie Hill (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (11)
• Ways and Means Committee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Work and Welfare Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCrimes against womenCriminal justice information and recordsDomestic violence and child abuseFirearms and explosivesSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime