Ends federal limits on gun violence research and data sharing to find ways to prevent injuries and deaths.
This bill would remove long-standing federal restrictions that have limited research into gun violence. It would create a national program to study the causes and prevention of gun-related injuries and deaths, and allow federal agencies to share important data with researchers. This aims to improve public safety by finding effective ways to reduce gun violence.
Today, federal funding for gun violence research is limited by rules dating back to 1996, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is restricted from fully using gun trace data. If this bill becomes law, these restrictions would be lifted, allowing agencies like the CDC and NIH to fund gun violence research. The ATF would also be required to share gun trace data with researchers, and a new national program would coordinate research efforts across multiple federal agencies with millions of dollars set aside for this work each year from the government's budget year 2026 to 2031.
HR 5622 · 119th Congress · September 30, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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