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Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2022
Sponsored By: Representative Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
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Summary
Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2022 This bill increases by .5% the excise tax on firearms, including pistols, revolvers, and shells and cartridges. The bill establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Trust Fund into which the increased tax revenues are deposited to fund gun violence prevention programs. The Trust Fund creates separate accounts for violence prevention, gun violence research, hate crimes data collection and enforcement, and firearm forensics. The bill also requires an inflation adjustment to the amount of the special tax on importers, manufacturers, and dealers in firearms and the transfer tax on firearms.
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/4/2022
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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