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2023-09-08T20:30:25Z
2023-09-08T20:30:25Z
House
HR
2022-12-20
117
- hsif00
Energy and Commerce Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred to
2022-12-20T17:02:50Z
- hswm00
Ways and Means Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred to
2022-12-20T17:02:45Z
- hsju00
Judiciary Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred to
2022-12-20T17:02:40Z

- Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
117
1808
HR
2022-08-01
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021
117
2377
HR
2022-06-09
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021
117
3480
HR
2022-11-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021
117
3509
HR
2021-05-26
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  - Related bill
CRS

- MASS Act
117
4238
HR
2022-11-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Assault Weapons Ban of 2021
117
736
S
2021-03-11
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021
117
1825
S
2021-05-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  - Related bill
CRS

- MASS Act
117
2325
S
2021-07-13
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
117
5299
S
2022-12-19
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2022-12-20
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hsif00
Energy and Commerce Committee
- 2022-12-20
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hswm00
Ways and Means Committee
- 2022-12-20
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hsju00
Judiciary Committee
- 2022-12-20
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2022-12-20
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
1000
9
Library of Congress
- J000288
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Henry
Johnson
D
GA
C. "Hank"
4
N
- C001072
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Andre
Carson
D
IN
7
2022-12-20
True
- M001196
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Seth
Moulton
D
MA
6
2022-12-20
True
- N000147
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
ELEANOR
NORTON
D
DC
HOLMES
0
2022-12-20
True
- T000483
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
David
Trone
D
MD
J.
6
2022-12-20
True
- M000087
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
CAROLYN
MALONEY
D
NY
B.
12
2022-12-20
True
- L000562
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Stephen
Lynch
D
MA
F.
8
2022-12-20
True
- P000617
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Ayanna
Pressley
D
MA
7
2022-12-20
True
- M000312
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
JAMES
MCGOVERN
D
MA
P.
2
2022-12-20
True
- A000148
Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
Jake
Auchincloss
D
MA
4
2022-12-20
True
- K000375
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
William
Keating
D
MA
R.
9
2022-12-20
True
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
00
2022-12-20
Introduced in House
2023-09-08T20:16:51Z
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other changes, the bill
- generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition;
- raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition;
- establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties;
- creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence;
- restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices;
- restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers);
- requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft;
- removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers;
- allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components;
- establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and
- promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.

Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
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Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced

To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2022-12-20T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr9624ih/xml/BILLS-117hr9624ih.xml
2022-12-20
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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