Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-62
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2017-01-03
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Department of Justice

Firearms and explosives

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of </b><b>2017</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 62 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators to enforce gun laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017 . 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) On average, more than 100,000 people in the United States are shot in murders, assaults, and other crimes and more than 32,000 people die from gun violence annually, including 2,677 children under 18 years of age. (2) Many of these crimes were committed by people who never should have been able to purchase a gun. (3) Each year hundreds of law enforcement officers lose their lives to gun violence, having been shot to death while protecting their communities. (4) Millions of guns are sold every year in no questions asked transactions and experts estimate that 40 percent of guns now sold in the United States are sold without a background check of the purchaser. 3. Additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators The Attorney General may hire 200 individuals to serve as agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in addition to any individuals so serving as of the date of the enactment of this Act.