Overview
- House leaders are set to introduce the joint measure on Jan. 8 with participation from Hakeem Jeffries, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce.
- The text honors Gabriel Zimmerman, Christina-Taylor Green, Judge John Roll, Dorwan Stoddard, Dorothy Morris and Phyllis Schneck.
- Giffords survived the 2011 attack outside a Tucson Safeway, where 19 people were shot and bystanders subdued the gunman until police arrived.
- After leaving Congress due to a traumatic brain injury, Giffords founded a gun-violence prevention group; she posted that the movement has helped pass more than 820 gun-safety laws.
- USA TODAY also noted separate political context as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized Giffords’ husband, Sen. Mark Kelly, over a video addressing unlawful military orders.