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Introduced
04/15/2013
04/15/2013
In Committee
04/30/2013
04/30/2013
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015
01/03/2015
Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to reauthorize for FY2014-FY2017 the grant program for improvements to the criminal history record system. Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: (1) establish a four-year implementation plan to ensure maximum coordination and automation of reporting of records or making records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; (2) direct the Attorney General to make grants to states, Indian tribal governments, and state court systems to improve the automation and transmittal of mental health records and criminal history dispositions; (3) provide for reductions in grant funding to states that have not implemented a relief from disabilities program; (4) make federal court information available for inclusion in the System; and (5) allow the submission to the System of mental health records that would otherwise be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) expand the enforcement authority or jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); (2) allow the establishment, directly or indirectly, of a federal firearms registry; or (3) extend background check requirements to transfers of firearms other than those made at gun shows or over the Internet, or to temporary transfers for purposes including lawful hunting or sporting, or to temporary possession of a firearm for purposes of examination or evaluation by a prospective transferee. National Commission on Mass Violence Act of 2013 - Establishes the National Commission on Mass Violence to study the availability and nature of firearms, including the means of acquiring firearms, issues relating to mental health, and the impacts of the availability and nature of firearms on incidents of mass violence or in preventing mass violence. Requires the Commission to conduct a comprehensive factual study of incidents of mass violence, including incidents not involving firearms, to determine the root causes of such mass violence.
AI Summary
This bill, the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, aims to improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) by reauthorizing grant programs for criminal history record improvements and establishing a four-year plan for states to automate and coordinate the reporting of records to NICS. It directs the Attorney General to provide grants to states, tribal governments, and court systems to enhance the automation and transmission of mental health and criminal history records, with penalties for states that fail to meet improvement benchmarks. The bill also clarifies that federal court information should be included in NICS and allows for the submission of mental health records that might otherwise be protected by HIPAA, while explicitly stating it will not expand the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), allow for a federal firearms registry, or extend background check requirements beyond gun shows and internet sales, or to temporary transfers for hunting or examination. Additionally, it establishes a National Commission on Mass Violence to study firearms, mental health, and their impact on mass violence incidents, including a comprehensive review of root causes for all types of mass violence.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (189)
Peter King (R)*,
Robert Andrews (D),
Ron Barber (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Xavier Becerra (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Timothy Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Madeleine Bordallo (D),
Robert Brady (D),
Bruce Braley (D),
Corrine Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
Lois Capps (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
John Carney (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Donna Christensen (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Jim Clyburn (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Susan Davis (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
John Delaney (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Donna Edwards (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Elizabeth Esty (D),
Eni Faleomavaega (D),
Sam Farr (D),
Chaka Fattah (D),
Michael Fitzpatrick (R),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Alan Grayson (D),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Luis Gutiérrez (D),
Janice Hahn (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Rubén Hinojosa (D),
Rush Holt (D),
Michael Honda (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Steny Hoyer (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Steve Israel (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Sander Levin (D),
John Lewis (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Daniel Maffei (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Carolyn McCarthy (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McDermott (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Patrick Meehan (R),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
George Miller (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
James Moran (D),
Patrick Murphy (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Gloria Negrete McLeod (D),
Richard Nolan (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Ed Pastor (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Nancy Pelosi (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Pedro Pierluisi (I),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jared Polis (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Charles Rangel (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Kilili Sablan (D),
Loretta Sanchez (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Allyson Schwartz (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
David Scott (D),
José Serrano (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
John Tierney (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Peter Visclosky (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Melvin Watt (D),
Henry Waxman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (on 04/30/2013)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1565/all-info | 04/25/2013 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr1565ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr1565ih.pdf | 04/27/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr1565ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr1565ih.pdf.pdf | 04/22/2013 |
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