Gun Violence Prevention and Public Safety Database Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9274 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9274

     To direct the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
  Prevention to establish a gun violence prevention and public safety 
                               database.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2026

 Mrs. Foushee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
     To direct the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
  Prevention to establish a gun violence prevention and public safety 
                               database.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Violence Prevention and Public 
Safety Database Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY DATABASE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention shall establish a publicly accessible database on the 
internet website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of 
research relating to gun violence in the United States meeting the 
criteria described under subsection (b).
    (b) Criteria for Research.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall publish on the 
internet website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a 
clear description of criteria for research to be included in the 
database established under subsection (a). At minimum the research--
            (1) with respect to baseline evidentiary requirements 
        shall--
                    (A) be data collected that presents an original 
                analysis, systematic review, or data-driven findings;
                    (B) describe the data sources or evidence relied 
                upon; and
                    (C) include a description of the methodology 
                sufficient to understand how conclusions were reached;
            (2) shall be published in a peer-reviewed journal, issued 
        or commissioned by a Federal, State, or local government 
        agency, or be produced by a research organization with an 
        established review or editorial process; and
            (3) shall include any other information determined by the 
        Director pursuant to subsection (c).
    (c) Transparency.--Any research included in the database 
established under subsection (a) shall include to the greatest extent 
possible--
            (1) identification of the entity authoring such research; 
        and
            (2) disclosure of any funding source or sponsorship of such 
        research.
    (d) Resources.--Research included on the database established under 
subsection (a) shall at minimum include research relating to gun 
violence from the--
            (1) National Vital Statistics System;
            (2) National Violent Death Reporting System;
            (3) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All 
        Injury Program;
            (4) National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey;
            (5) Behavioral Risk Factor and Surveillance System; and
            (6) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.
    (e) Updates.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention shall update the database established under subsection (a) 
every six months pursuant to the criteria described under subsection 
(b).
    (f) Research.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal 
funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services, 
including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
National Institutes of Health, may be used to conduct or support 
research with respect to gun violence.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030 to carry 
out this Act.
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