I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1279 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2019 Mr. Payne (for himself, Ms. Dean , Mrs. Demings , Mr. Khanna , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Casten of Illinois , Ms. Hill of California , Mr. Soto , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Wild , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Morelle , Ms. Norton , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Rush , Ms. Meng , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Moore , Mr. Sires , Mr. McNerney , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Foster , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Engel , Mr. Norcross , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Speier , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Haaland , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Pressley , Ms. DeGette , Mrs. Hayes , and Mr. Higgins of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes.