H.R. 435 · 116th Congress
National Gun Violence Research Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Eddie Johnson
- Introduced
- 2019-01-10
- Latest action
- 2019-02-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Summary
National Gun Violence Research Act
This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions to promote gun violence research.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
removes limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; permits funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research; establishes the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and authorizes various competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence.