YourVoice.Now Summary
Gun LawsTransparency & AccountabilityWould create a Justice Department gun violence office to coordinate programs and study data — no new rules for gun owners.
Gun Laws
The office would sit in the Justice Department and link its gun violence programs, including the background check system for gun sales. It could study and recommend, but the bill gives it no power to make new gun rules.
The office would run education campaigns for gun owners, parents, and service workers. Topics include locking up guns safely and preventing suicide.
Transparency & Accountability
Starting one year after the bill becomes law, the office would report each year on the state of gun violence. The report would also list its policy ideas and its own work.
More about this bill
Most people would not notice a direct change. The bill adds no new rules for gun owners or buyers. It would set up an Office of Gun Violence Prevention inside the Justice Department. A director picked by the Attorney General would run it. The office would link the department's gun violence work. That work includes the background check system used for gun sales. The office would look for gaps in gun violence data and suggest policy ideas to Congress and the President. It would send Congress a report every year. It would run public campaigns for gun owners and parents about safe storage and suicide prevention. It would also help communities after a shooting get mental health and crisis services. A council would meet at least every three months to guide it. Its members would be Justice officials. The director would also try to add outside members, such as shooting survivors, teachers, and veterans. The bill sets no dollar amount for the office. It was introduced in February 2025 and sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Congressional Summary
Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025 This bill establishes an Office of Gun Violence Prevention within the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Legal Policy. Among its duties, the office must coordinate various gun violence prevention efforts that are administered by DOJ, recommend policy options to promote evidence-based gun violence prevention strategies, and promote related data collection.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-02-13
- Date Added
- 2026-09-23
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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