H.R. 4103: Break the Cycle of Violence Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-24 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.

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Break the Cycle of Violence Act

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Break the Cycle of Violence Act This bill establishes federal grant programs and related entities to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for coordinated community violence intervention initiatives in communities disproportionately impacted by homicides and community violence. HHS must also establish several related entities, including an Office of Community Violence Intervention to administer programs and activities related to violence intervention; the Community Violence Intervention Advisory Committee to advise and assist the office and HHS; and the National Community Violence Response Center to provide training and technical assistance, coordinate research, and develop data collection policies. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants for job training and workforce programs in communities disproportionately affected by gun violence to connect youth ages 16 to 24 to in-demand occupations.

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Break the Cycle of Violence Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · 121 cosponsors

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Mike Thompson (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 61 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] reported raising $4.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4103.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4103 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills