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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 674
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety
or gun violence prevention.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 2019
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. KELLY of Illinois,
Mr. KING of New York, Mr. COOPER, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. TORRES
of California, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. LEVIN of
Michigan, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, Ms.
DEGETTE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. CARBAJAL,
Ms. SHALALA, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. NORTON,
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. LANGEVIN,
Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. FOSTER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr.
BEYER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms.
CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. TONKO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. JOHNSON
of Texas, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. CLAY, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. ROUDA,
Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. WELCH, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SOTO, Ms. TLAIB, Ms.
HILL of California, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr.
PANETTA, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. NADLER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ,
Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. DEAN, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, and Ms.
ROYBAL-ALLARD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or sup-
porting research on firearms safety or gun violence pre-
vention.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun Violence Preven-
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tion Research Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH BY CDC ON FIREARMS
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SAFETY OR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers
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for Disease Control and Prevention $50,000,000 for each
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of fiscal years 2020 through 2025 for the purpose of con-
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ducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun
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violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act
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(42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). The amount authorized to be ap-
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propriated by the preceding sentence is in addition to any
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other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such pur-
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pose.
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