H.R. 1287: No Guns for Abusers Act of 2019
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H.R. 1287: No Guns for Abusers Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-14 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
No Guns for Abusers Act of 2019
Plain summary
No Guns for Abusers Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants for state and local governments to implement procedures to remove firearms from individuals who are charged with or convicted of domestic violence or subject to a domestic violence protective order. Additionally, the bill sets forth the following requirements: the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) must report to Congress on best practices for implementing such procedures, the NIJ must contract with nongovernmental entities to study the comparative effectiveness of such procedures, and DOJ must submit federal legislative recommendations in accordance with the best practices.
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Official text
No Guns for Abusers Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · 34 cosponsors
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Steve Cohen (D-TN), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Sean Casten (D-IL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), James A. Himes (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1287.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr1287 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116