2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB8957: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2022
Legislative Summary
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase certain taxes related to firearms, and for other purposes.
Bill History
9/22/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
9/22/2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House of Representatives
9/23/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House of Representatives
11/1/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(9/22/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 24
Primary Sponsor
Danny Davis
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Bill Pascrell
Democrat
Bradley Schneider
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Brian Higgins
Democrat
Don Beyer
Democrat
Juan Vargas
Democrat
Katie Porter
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat
Anthony Brown
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat