To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.

Bill: 115-hr-4290
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2017-11-07
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Domestic violence and child abuse

Firearms and explosives

Government studies and investigations

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Justice to study and report to Congress on whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of that individual committing a mass shooting. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4290 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2017 Mr. Quigley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.

1. Study on whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United States shall complete a study and submit a report to the Congress on whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.