H.R. 1339: MVP Act of 2019
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H.R. 1339: MVP Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · 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
MVP Act of 2019
Plain summary
The Mass Violence Prevention Act of 2019 or the MVP Act of 2019 This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a federal firearms licensee. It also directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified actions to prevent gun violence. First, the bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. Specifically, the bill (1) increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and (2) creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery. Further, an attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense. Next, the bill establishes a Mass Violence Prevention Center in DOJ to, among other things, serve as the primary government organization for analyzing and integrating all government intelligence pertaining to threats of mass violence. Finally, the bill authorizes DOJ to appoint no fewer than 50 Assistant U.S. Attorneys to implement Project Safe Neighborhoods, which is a national initiative to reduce gun violence in the United States.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · 54 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Don Bacon (R-NE), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Austin Scott (R-GA), J. French Hill (R-AR), John Joyce (R-PA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Rick W. Allen (R-GA)
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- Ballot initiative
- A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
- 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
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1339.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr1339 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116