# 114-hr-6052: Preventing Gun Violence Act

114-hr-6052, Preventing Gun Violence Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6052
- Congress: 114
- Title: Preventing Gun Violence Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-09-15
- Sponsor: STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Gun Violence Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit firearm possession by a person who has been adjudicated of committing a violent juvenile act. The term "violent juvenile act" means: (1) an act by a person under the age of 18 that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable by a prison term exceeding one year and that either has, as an element, the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person or involves, by its nature, a substantial risk that physical force against another person may be used; and (2) such an act that is committed by a person who has attained age 18 but not age 21 for which the person is tried as a juvenile or youthful offender under state law.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-6052 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6052)

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- [114-hr-6332: National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6332)
- [114-hr-6259: Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6259)
- [114-hr-6231: Making College More Affordable Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6231)
- [114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6208)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6052 (as of 2025-11-18).