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H.R. 825: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021

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H.R. 825: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-04 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021

Plain summary

Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

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Official text

Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 101 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ami Bera (D-CA) and 41 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr825 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117