OPENING THE RECORD
OPENING THE RECORD
H.R. 5622 · 119TH CONGRESS
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025
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 competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence.
Written by the Congressional Research Service for this version of the bill. Later versions may differ. Read at Congress.gov.