HRES 837119th CongressIn Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationship between firearm violence and intimate partner violence and to honor the memory of Gladys Ricart and other victims of intimate partner homicide killed by firearms, and for other purposes.

Introduced: Oct 28, 2025

Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-New York)

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Standard Summary

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This resolution recognizes the deadly intersection of firearm violence and intimate partner violence, highlighting disproportionate impacts on women of color and calling for strengthened background checks, firearm restrictions for domestic abusers, funding for research, and support for survivor programs to address systemic failures in protection.

Key Points

1Firearms are used in 66% of intimate partner homicides of women, with an American woman killed by a partner with a firearm approximately every 12 hours according to cited statistics.
2The resolution demands restricting firearm access for individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders and strengthening background check systems to prevent abusers from obtaining guns.
3It emphasizes disproportionate impacts on Black women who are three times more likely to be fatally shot by intimate partners and calls for research on racial disparities in firearm-related domestic homicides.

Impact Areas

Women experiencing intimate partner violenceMinority communities including Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic populationsDomestic violence survivors and their families

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