H. Res. 993 (Introduced in House) — Expressing support for the designation of June 2020 as “National Gun Violence Awareness Month”, and calling on Congress to address gun violence.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

supports the designation of “National Gun Violence Awareness Month”; and

(2)

calls on the Senate to pass gun violence prevention legislation, including—

(A)

H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, to require a background check on every gun sale or transfer, which passed the House of Representatives on February 27, 2020; and

(B)

H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019, to close the “Charleston Loophole” by providing the Federal background check system additional time to make a final determination on a potential gun purchaser before a licensed dealer can transfer a gun, which passed the House of Representatives on February 28, 2020.

Expressing support for the designation of June 2020 as “National Gun Violence Awareness Month”, and calling on Congress to address gun violence.

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