United States · Bill · S
S. 1798 (103rd)
Gun Violence Health Care Costs Prevention Act
Introduced
25 January 1994
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Gun Violence Health Care Costs Prevention Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to increase fees for certain three-year Federal firearms dealer licenses. Appropriates a percentage of such fees to the Gun Violence Trauma Care Trust Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the manufacturer's excise tax on handguns, assault weapons, and the ammunition for such firearms. Establishes a new 30-percent Federal sales and transfer tax to cover sales of these instruments by gun dealers to retail customers. Establishes the Gun Violence Trauma Care Trust Fund to make grants to assist hospitals, trauma centers, or other health care providers that have incurred substantial uncompensated costs in providing medical care to gunshot victims.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 January 1994
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 January 1994
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 January 1994
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1798
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/s/1798