Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025
The Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025 would authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to receive $50 million annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to conduct or support research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention. This is a funding authorization (not an appropriation itself) intended to bolster the federal public health research program related to firearms, under the Public Health Service Act. The bill specifies that these funds are in addition to any other amounts already authorized for such research and would be administered through the CDC. The act is currently introduced and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; its ultimate impact depends on future appropriation decisions by Congress.
Key Points
- 1Establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025, with a short title reflecting its purpose.
- 2Authorizes $50,000,000 in appropriations to the CDC for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2031 to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
- 3The funding is in addition to any other amounts that may be appropriated for this purpose, i.e., it does not replace existing funding levels.
- 4Research activities would be conducted or supported under the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
- 5The bill was introduced in the House (sponsored by multiple members) and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce; it has not yet become law.