Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Resolution · HRES

H.Res. 318 (113th)

Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

25 July 2013

Last action

13 September 2013 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], David Scott, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

7 April 2025

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Expresses support for the President's Plan to Reduce Gun Violence. Urges: (1) Congress to enact legislation based on the President's recommendations to reduce gun violence, (2) state legislatures to reject proposed stand-your-ground legislation, and (3) states to repeal enacted stand-your-ground laws. Condemns: (1) gun violence, (2) relevant parties for their roles in obstructing the ability of communities to be safe from gun violence and in proposing stand-your-ground legislation and similar legislation that compromises public safety and the integrity of the prosecutorial system, and (3) all efforts to weaken gun laws and proposals that stand in the way of comprehensive gun law reform.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 25 July 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 July 2013

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5053)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 July 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 July 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 13 September 2013

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 25 July 2013

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 25 July 2013

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 25 July 2013

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.