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H.Res. 555 (116th)

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.

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Introduced

12 September 2019

Last action

25 September 2019 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]

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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

  1. 12 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 September 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

    Source: Committee

  4. 12 September 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, and Veterans' Affairs, 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

  5. 13 September 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

    Source: Committee

  6. 25 September 2019

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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