# 115-hr-4290: To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.

115-hr-4290, To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4290
- Congress: 115
- Title: To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2017-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Department of Justice to study and report to Congress on whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of that individual committing a mass shooting.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2017-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2017-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2017-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2017-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2017-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4290 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4290)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3947)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
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