Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Gun Violence Prevention Research Act creates a six-year authorization for CDC firearms safety and gun violence prevention research. It authorizes $50 million for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2031. The money is for CDC to conduct or support research under the Public Health Service Act. The authorization is additive, meaning it comes on top of any other amounts already authorized for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research. The bill does not impose a firearm regulation; it funds the evidence base for injury prevention, public health interventions, and policy evaluation.
Who Benefits and How
Centers for Disease Control researchers benefit from a dedicated six-year authorization for firearms safety and gun violence prevention studies. Gun violence prevention researchers benefit because CDC can support external studies under the Public Health Service Act. Communities affected by shootings benefit if research identifies effective injury-prevention and violence-reduction interventions. Public health departments benefit from federally supported evidence that can guide local prevention programs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers bear the cost of $50 million annually from fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2031 if Congress appropriates the authorized funds. CDC grant administrators must design research priorities, awards, oversight, and dissemination for the funded work. Opponents of federal gun violence research may face a stronger public health evidence base in policy debates. Congressional appropriators must decide whether to provide the authorized funding each fiscal year.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes $50 million per year for CDC firearms safety and gun violence prevention research.
- Extends the authorization across fiscal years 2026 through 2031.
- Provides funding under the Public Health Service Act for CDC-conducted or CDC-supported research.
- Adds this authorization on top of any other amounts authorized for the same purpose.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act, in addition to any other authorized funding for that purpose.
Key Policy Areas
Public Health, Gun Violence, Medical Research
Primary Purpose
Authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act, in addition to any other authorized funding for that purpose.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- CDC researchers
- Gun violence prevention researchers
- Communities affected by shootings
- Public health departments
Identified Costs
- Federal taxpayers
- CDC grant administrators
- Federal gun research opponents
- Congressional appropriators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Strickland (for herself, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Norton, Ms. Brown, …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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CDC researchers, Communities affected by shootings
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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