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.

United States116th CongressHRES-555House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 25, 2019

Summary

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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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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