CHERRY HILL, NJ – In recognition of Gun Violence Awareness Day, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined colleagues in introducing a Resolution that would compel Congress to take action in the face of gun tragedies.

H.Res.370, cosponsored by more than 100 Members of Congress, would require that any moment of silence held on the floor of the House of Representatives due to a tragedy involving gun violence be promptly followed by a hearing to discuss the cause of the tragedy and how similar events might be prevented in the future.

“On Gun Violence Awareness Day, we’re saying ‘no reaction without taking action,’” said Congressman Norcross. “We shouldn’t put on a show having ‘moments of silence’ in Congress when our colleagues are unwilling to even consider appropriate measures that would prevent tragedies in the first place. I’m proud to help introduce this measure and to urge Congress to take meaningful action to address gun violence.”

“Americans are tired of Congressional inaction on the massive public health crisis that is gun violence in this country,” said Representative Cárdenas, the author of the Resolution. “Every year, Members of Congress of both parties introduce dozens of bills to address gun violence, from making sure firearms don't fall into the hands of terrorists and strengthening our background check system, to combatting gun trafficking and investing in research. Unfortunately, these bills never even get a hearing. That's what this resolution would do -- it would allow us to hold a hearing so we can start tackling this issue and putting an end to these senseless acts of violence."

A copy of the resolution can be found here.

The resolution is cosponsored by: Reps. Barragan, Bass, Beatty, Beyer, Blumenauer, Boyle, Brady, Brown, Brownley, Capuano, Carbajal, Cárdenas, Carson, Cartwright, Chu, Cicilline, Clark, Clarke, Cohen, Connolly, Conyers, Crowley, Cuellar, Cummings, Susan Davis, Danny Davis, DeGette, DeLauro, Demings, DeSaulnier, Deutch, Doyle, Ellison, Engel, Eshoo, Espaillat, Esty, Gabbard, Gallego, Garamendi, Green, Grijalva, Hanabusa, Hastings, Himes, Huffman, Jackson Lee, Jayapal, Keating, Kelly, Kennedy, Kildee, Langevin, Larson, Lee, Levin, Lieu, Lofgren, Lowenthal, Lujan, Lujan Grisham, Maloney, Maloney, McCollum, McEachin, McGovern, McNerney, Meeks, Meng, Moore, Moulton, Napolitano, Norcross, Norton, Pallone, Pascrell, Payne, Perlmutter, Peters, Pocan, Polis, Quigley, Raskin, Rice, Ruiz, Ruppersberger, Rush, Ryan, Sanchez, Schakowsky, Schiff, Scott, Serrano, Shea-Porter, Sires, Slaughter, Speier, Swalwell, Takano, Titus, Tonko, Torres, Tsongas, Vargas, Veasey, Velazquez, Wasserman Schulz, Waters, Watson Coleman and Yarmuth.

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