To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

Bill: 115-hr-1832
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-03-30
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accidents

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Crime prevention

Department of Health and Human Services

Executive agency funding and structure

Firearms and explosives

Health programs administration and funding

Medical research

Research administration and funding

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes FY2018-FY2023 appropriations for the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1832 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 30, 2017 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Meeks , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Speier , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Lee , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Lynch , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Adams , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Blumenauer , and Ms. Tsongas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

1. Funding for research by CDC on firearms safety or gun violence prevention There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023 for the purpose of conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). The amount authorized to be appropriated by the preceding sentence is in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose.