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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House of Representatives