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Washington, DC - As students from across the country prepare to march across the country on Saturday, the Problem Solvers Caucus announced last Friday that they are continuing to work together to find bipartisan consensus on meaningful legislation to reduce gun violence in our communities. The caucus reached agreement on commonsense measures to improve school safety and fund mental illness research, which successfully passed the House of Representatives and Senate in the omnibus funding agreement.

The forty-eight member bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, led by Co-Chairs Tom Reed (NY-23) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), launched a Working Group in response to the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, to find common ground between Republicans and Democrats. The Working Group, co-chaired by Reps. Fred Upton (MI-06) and Debbie Dingell (MI-12), has partnered with key stakeholders and Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to find consensus for sensible policy on preventing gun violence and ensuring school safety. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08), Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) and Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) also serve on the Problem Solvers Caucus Working Group.

The Problem Solvers Caucus agreed to support H.R. 4477, the Fix NICS Act of 2017; H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act of 2018; H.R. 4811, the Securing Our Schools Act of 2018; and appropriations to fund mental health programs established in the 21st Century Cures Act, all of which were passed by the House of Representatives and Senate and recently signed into law. The Caucus also agreed to support H.R. 3999, legislation to ban the manufacture, sale, and use of "bump stocks" and similar devices, and H.R. 4471, the NICS Denial Notification Act of 2017.

"We must work together to find a comprehensive solution to violence in our schools, which is what the Problem Solvers Caucus looks to achieve. We have to focus on the full picture by addressing mental illness, funding School Resource Officers, and enhancing the background check system. It's time we ensure that when our kids leave for school in the morning, that they will be safe and protected," said Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Tom Reed.

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