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H.R. 1478: Gun Violence Research Act

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H.R. 1478: Gun Violence Research Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Gun Violence Research Act

Plain summary

Gun Violence Research Act 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Gun Violence Research Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · 174 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and 114 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.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1478 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115