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H.R. 321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013

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H.R. 321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-18 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013

Plain summary

Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 - Makes prohibitions under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, against the use of funds to advocate or promote gun control inapplicable to amounts made available by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013, insofar as such prohibitions relate to any activity to conduct research on firearms safety or gun violence.

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Official text

Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 68 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), André Carson (D-IN), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) and 8 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr321 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113