To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.

Bill: 115-hr-5161
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2018-03-05
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Firearms and explosives

Government studies and investigations

Health information and medical records

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Surgeon General to report annually to Congress on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of actions taken to address those effects. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5161 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2018 Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Meeks , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Polis , Mr. Ruppersberger , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Foster , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Gutiérrez , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Engel , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. Maxine Waters of California , Mr. Schiff , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Payne , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Tsongas , Ms. Speier , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Welch , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Plaskett , Ms. Norton , Mr. Smith of Washington , and Ms. McCollum ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.

1. Report on effects of gun violence on public health Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall submit to Congress a report on the effects on public health of gun violence in the United States during the relevant period, and the status of actions taken to address such effects.