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H.Res. 555: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.

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H.Res. 555: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-12 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 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 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.

Plain summary

This resolution affirms that reducing access to a firearm for individuals with a history of violence against women is critical to reducing the fatality of intimate partner violence in the United States. Additionally, it calls on the Senate to immediately consider the following: H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019; H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019; and H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.

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

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationships between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women and reaffirming the importance of preventing individuals with a history of violence against women from accessing a firearm.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 40 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Judy Chu (D-CA)

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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-cong116-hres555 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116