H.R. 1576 · 117th Congress
National Gun Violence Research Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Eddie Johnson
- Introduced
- 2021-03-03
- Latest action
- 2021-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
National Gun Violence Research Act
This bill promotes gun violence research, including by
removing limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; permitting funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research; establishing the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and authorizing various competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence.