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H.Res. 367: Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.

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H.Res. 367: Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-25 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Rules. 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

Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.

Plain summary

Establishes the House Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention to investigate and report on: the causes of mass shootings, methods to improve the federal firearms purchaser background check system, connections between access to firearms and dangerously mentally ill individuals, strengthening federal penalties for trafficking and straw purchasing of firearms, closing loopholes that allow some domestic abusers continued access to firearms, linkages between firearms and suicide, gun violence's effect on public health, the correlation between state gun violence prevention laws and the incidence of gun violence, the importance of having reliable and accurate information on gun violence and its toll on our nation, the implementation of effective gun violence prevention laws in accordance with the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and rates of gun violence in large metropolitan areas.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 166 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) and 106 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hres367 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115