H.R. 4821: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-29 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025

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Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025 This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

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Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] · 54 cosponsors

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Juan Vargas (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Wesley Bell (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Dina Titus (D-NV), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Levin (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), James A. Himes (D-CT), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ed Case (D-HI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] reported raising $1.9 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-119hr4821.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4821 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills