HR6596-118

Introduced

To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 5, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H094CF4E614124EC89A187537C802A34C: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is...
  • Section H4D6D40E7022743EB936C5544E7D08A92: 101. License to own firearms and ammunition Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 935.License to own...
  • Section H62306F69AB1843C7BB550A5988D317EF: 935. License to own firearms and ammunition Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any individual who is not licensed under...
  • Section H320A25A40CDC41F3B05655B4E0E4C823: 102. State firearms licensing Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H5B476F40A86B4D50944706772246364C: 3061. Definitions In this part— the term covered license means a— firearms license; or firearms dealer license; the term extreme risk protection order— means a...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Civil Rights Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies: ,
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 5, 2023

Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Civil Rights Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

12 terms
"chief law enforcement officer" §H0DB1108B51514DCB85A285E125E6BFBA

the chief of police, the sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the designee of any such individual

"misdemeanor crime of stalking" §H10B84793DBA2495E9A3ECA7B69B46E5A

an offense that— is a misdemeanor crime of stalking under Federal, State, Tribal, or municipal law

"family or household member, with respect to a respondent," §H25CA1E84143545EFBEC537E44ED69314

any— parent, spouse, sibling, or child related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the respondent

"thorough background check" §H320A25A40CDC41F3B05655B4E0E4C823

a Federal and State background check, which may include a fingerprint-based background check. For purposes of this part, a State— shall establish standards for categorizing an individual as a prohibited individual for purposes of receiving a covered license

"detectable material" §H3EB5711A6E214971B848E5AB44F8BD8C

any material that creates a magnetic field equivalent to or more than 3.7 ounces of 17–4 pH stainless steel

"campus law enforcement officer" §H4D6D40E7022743EB936C5544E7D08A92

an individual who is— employed by a private institution of higher education that is eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.)

"thorough background check" §H5B476F40A86B4D50944706772246364C

a Federal and State background check, which may include a fingerprint-based background check. For purposes of this part, a State— shall establish standards for categorizing an individual as a prohibited individual for purposes of receiving a covered license

"campus law enforcement officer" §H62306F69AB1843C7BB550A5988D317EF

an individual who is— employed by a private institution of higher education that is eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.)

"belt-fed semiautomatic firearm" §H8ECD76DBF0E94837B142DE0D7E276A6E

any repeating firearm that— utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round

"campus law enforcement officer" §H9668ADF8702E4E9C872EEBA224EE0353

an individual who is— employed by a private institution of higher education that is eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.)

"family or household member, with respect to a respondent," §HA38462BF5816422BBEB6AC22AA65D194

any— parent, spouse, sibling, or child related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the respondent

"respondent" §HDA5E384BAC9C4C6B9B1925787AAA711B

an individual named in the petition for an extreme risk protection order or subject to an extreme risk protection order. The term State means— a State

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