Gun Violence Research Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
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Summary
Gun Violence Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, with respect to the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) using funds to advocate or promote gun control. The bill declares that this prohibition does not restrict HHS funding for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect. The Surgeon General must report annually on the effects of gun violence on public health, including mental health, and the status of actions taken to address those effects. HHS must report on the effects of gun violence on public health in minority communities.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/7/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/7/2017
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/12/2017
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 12/14/2017
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/14/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/14/2017
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2018
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/13/2018
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 2/23/2018
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2018
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/23/2018
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 2/26/2018
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/6/2018
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2018
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/6/2018
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2018
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2018
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/25/2018
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/25/2018
Roll Call Votes
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