I stand here in the name of Mr. Garza, whose daughter in Uvalde bled out, Buffalo, Tulsa, Parkland, Santa Fe, and Sandy Hook. I stand here with the recognition of my chairman, Mr. Nadler, and the years and decades--mine, over two decades--of fighting for gun laws. As I hold up the number of gun laws that I introduced over 27 years-- pages and pages--I can say to the Senate that in this bill, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, they have built on our legislation. My bill, the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act, which will increase access to mental health treatment, is in this bill. The Violence Against Women Act, the boyfriend loophole, is in this bill. The Protecting Our Kids Act and the issues dealing with raising the age, bump stocks, and ghost guns are yet to be done, but we can stand on this because it was bipartisan. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a list of gun violence prevention legislation. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas Gun Violence Prevention Legislation 117th Congress H.R. 127--Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act H.R. 2585, ``Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act'' H.R. 121--Grin Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2021 H.R. 125, Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2021 H.R. 130, Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act H.R. 135, Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2021 H.R.…
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