Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-321
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2013-01-18
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Appropriations

Firearms and explosives

Health programs administration and funding

Medical research

Research administration and funding

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 - Makes prohibitions under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, against the use of funds to advocate or promote gun control inapplicable to amounts made available by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013, insofar as such prohibitions relate to any activity to conduct research on firearms safety or gun violence.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 321 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2013 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Levin , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Speier , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Schwartz , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Ellison , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Moran , Ms. Moore , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Chu , Ms. Matsui , Ms. Norton , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Holt , Mr. Himes , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Doyle , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Ms. Shea-Porter , Ms. Pingree of Maine , and Ms. Lofgren ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 ( Public Law 112–175 ) to permit research on firearms safety and gun violence.

1. Short title The Act may be cited as the Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 . 2. Permitting the use of Federal funds for research on firearms safety and gun violence The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 ( Public Law 112–175 ) is amended by inserting after section 155 the following: 156. Notwithstanding section 101, sections 218 and 503(c) of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74) shall not apply to amounts made available by this joint resolution insofar as such sections relate to any activity to conduct research on firearms safety or gun violence. .