H.Res. 555 · 116th Congress
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.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jackie Speier
- Introduced
- 2019-09-12
- Latest action
- 2019-09-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.