Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.

Bill: 114-hres-289
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2015-06-02
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Health care quality

Mental health

Retail and wholesale trades

Smuggling and trafficking
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) gun violence is a public health issue; and (2) Congress should expand enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improve the mental health system, and make gun trafficking and straw purchasing a federal crime.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 289 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mr. Lowenthal (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Esty , and Mrs. Capps ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on 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 RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) gun violence is a public health issue; and (2) Congress should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.