Common-sense gun violence prevention, such as requiring universal background checks and banning assault weapons, has been a top priority for me. Our community knows firsthand the cost of gun violence, and I’ve dedicated my time in Congress working to protect Americans from senseless gun violence. One of the first bills I co-sponsored in Congress on gun violence prevention was the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.
Since then, I have also:
Voted several times for assault weapons bans (H.R. 1808) and enhanced background checks (H.R. 1446);
Voted for the passage of the Protecting Our Kids Act;
Voted for the passage of the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act;
Voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which became the first gun violence prevention legislation signed into law in over 3 decades;
Introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives, declaring gun violence a public health crisis;
Joined House Democrats in filing three discharge petitions - a maneuver used to bypass traditional House procedures and rush legislation for passage - for enhanced background checks, an assault weapons ban, and universal background checks;
Introduced the Disarm Hate Act;
Introduced the Active Shooter Alert Act;
Introduced and the El Paso Healing Garden Memorial to commemorate the August 3rd El Paso Shooting and make it a National Memorial which was signed into law
