{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5622","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5622,"title":"National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-30","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000477","fullName":"Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]","party":"D","state":"NC","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":13,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-09-30","text":"Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-09-30","text":"Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-30","text":"Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-30","text":"Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-30","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-30","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>National Gun Violence Research Act&nbsp;of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill promotes gun violence research, including by</p><ul><li>removing limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;</li><li>permitting funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research;</li><li>establishing the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and</li><li>authorizing competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence.</li></ul>","updateDate":"2026-04-06T16:25:46Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":322,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:58:04.760Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=National%20Gun%20Violence%20Research%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}