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Bill119th CongressFiled Sep 30, 2025Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 5622

National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025

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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 30, 2025)

National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025

This bill promotes gun violence research, including by

  • removing limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
  • permitting funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research;
  • establishing the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and
  • authorizing competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence.

What just happenedSep 30, 2025

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4](D-NC)Sponsor
13 cosponsors13 D
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  • Introduced in HouseSep 30, 2025
  1. Sep 30, 2025IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  2. Sep 30, 2025IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. Sep 30, 2025IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. Sep 30, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025 — Informed