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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Valerie P. Foushee

Democrat · NC · Representative

Votes with party: 98.3% (541 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/F000477

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Cosponsors (13)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

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.

2025-09-30

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-09-30
House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyReferred To · 2025-09-30
House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-09-30

Previously

Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-30
Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-30
Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-30

Plain-English Summary

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement

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