To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.

Requires the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to report annually to Congress on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of actions taken to address those effects.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 224 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 224

 To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit 
 to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public 
                                health.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2015

Ms. Kelly of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit 
 to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public 
                                health.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF GUN VIOLENCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, the Surgeon General of the Public Health 
Service shall submit to Congress a report on the effects on public 
health of gun violence in the United States during the relevant period, 
and the status of actions taken to address such effects.
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