Gun Violence Research Act

Bill: 115-hr-1478
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2017-03-09
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Department of Health and Human Services

Executive agency funding and structure

Firearms and explosives

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Medical research

Research administration and funding

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gun Violence Research Act</b></p> This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to eliminate the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services using federal funds to advocate or promote gun control.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1478 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2017 Mrs. Murphy of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal the provision that in practice prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from sponsoring research on gun violence in fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Violence Research Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that no limitations should be imposed on the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to sponsor evidence-based intramural and extramural research that examines the causes of gun violence and identifies methods to reduce gun-related fatalities and injuries, consistent with the Second Amendment to the Constitution and other constitutional protections. 3. Repeal of funding limitation Effective on the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 ( Public Law 114–113 ), title II of division H of such Act (relating to the Department of Health and Human Services) is amended by striking section 210 (prohibiting the availability of funds to advocate or promote gun control).