3.0.0 971 2022-11-01T15:32:55Z 2022-11-01T15:32:55Z House HR 2019-02-05 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:H.R. 971.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1362]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-22T13:36:00Z Referred to 2019-02-05T17:02:50Z 2019-03-22 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 N T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2019-06-20 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2019-08-23 False Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Firearms and explosives Retail and wholesale trades Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-02-05 Introduced in House 2019-03-18T20:11:21Z Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat of Future Gun Violence Act of 2019 or the AVERT Future Gun Violence Act of 2019

The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm.

Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt or possession by an individual who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of animal cruelty.

]]> AVERT Future Gun Violence Act of 2019 Display Title AVERT Future Gun Violence Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced AVERT Future Gun Violence Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat of Future Gun Violence Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a firearm by, or the disposition of a firearm to, a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of animal cruelty. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr971ih/xml/BILLS-116hr971ih.xml 2019-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.