Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015

Summary

Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on the sale of firearms by manufacturers, producers, or importers, to: (1) increase the rate of such tax to 20% on pistols, revolvers, and other firearms and on any lower frame or receiver for a firearm; and (2) impose a 50% tax on shells and cartridges. The bill exempts any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States from such tax. The bill allocates revenues from the increased excise tax under this Act for law enforcement and public safety grant programs, including programs for research on gun violence and its prevention. The bill: (1) increases the occupational tax on importers, manufacturers, and dealers in firearms and the transfer tax on firearms; and (2) modifies the definition of "firearm" for excise tax purposes to include a semiautomatic pistol chambered for cartridges and configured with receivers commonly associated with rifles and capable of accepting detachable magazines.

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Timeline

1. 10 December 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 December 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 December 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 December 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 11 December 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 December 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

   Source: Committee

7. 15 January 2016

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

8. 23 March 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 December 2015 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 December 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 December 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 December 2015

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Sponsors

• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Bill Pascrell · D · Sponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Cosponsor
• JAMES LANGEVIN · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Tony Cárdenas · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Brenda Lawrence · D · Cosponsor
• James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Cosponsor
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