House resolution · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.
Sponsor: Rep. Alan Lowenthal D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
41 cosponsors — 41 Democrats
0 of 41 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), William Keating (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alan Lowenthal.
- H.R. 6033 (115th) International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- H.R. 2044 (115th) America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
- H.Res. 653 (115th) Recognizing the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".
- H.Res. 1174 (115th) Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".
- H.Con.Res. 27 (115th) Expressing the sense of Congress that America's Federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans.
- H.Res. 661 (115th) Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Cambodia.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.