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Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-9624| House 
| Updated: 12/20/2022
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (10)
David J. Trone (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022 This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other changes, the bill generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition; establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence; restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers); requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft; removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers; allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components; establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5717
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
Dec 19, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-5299
Introduced in Senate
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Dec 20, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5717
    Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020


  • December 19, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-5299
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 20, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • December 20, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
  • HR 117-2377: Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022
  • HR 117-3480: Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021
  • S 117-1825: Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021
  • HR 117-4238: MASS Act
  • S 117-736: Assault Weapons Ban of 2021
  • HR 117-3509: Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021
  • S 117-5299: Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
  • S 117-2325: MASS Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesBusiness recordsCitizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liabilityCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightConsumer Product Safety CommissionCrimes against propertyCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDomestic violence and child abuseDue process and equal protectionElementary and secondary educationFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationJudicial procedure and administrationJudicial review and appealsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsMedical researchMental healthPersonnel recordsProduct safety and qualityReligionResearch administration and fundingRetail and wholesale tradesSales and excise taxesSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operationsTrade restrictionsViolent crime

Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-9624| House 
| Updated: 12/20/2022
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022 This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other changes, the bill generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition; establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence; restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers); requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft; removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers; allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components; establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5717
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
Dec 19, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-5299
Introduced in Senate
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Dec 20, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5717
    Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020


  • December 19, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-5299
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 20, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • December 20, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (10)
David J. Trone (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
  • HR 117-2377: Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022
  • HR 117-3480: Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021
  • S 117-1825: Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021
  • HR 117-4238: MASS Act
  • S 117-736: Assault Weapons Ban of 2021
  • HR 117-3509: Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021
  • S 117-5299: Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
  • S 117-2325: MASS Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesBusiness recordsCitizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liabilityCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightConsumer Product Safety CommissionCrimes against propertyCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDomestic violence and child abuseDue process and equal protectionElementary and secondary educationFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationJudicial procedure and administrationJudicial review and appealsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsMedical researchMental healthPersonnel recordsProduct safety and qualityReligionResearch administration and fundingRetail and wholesale tradesSales and excise taxesSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operationsTrade restrictionsViolent crime