Congress Proposes New Federal Office to Coordinate Gun Violence Prevention and Support Victims
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No action since February 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 1699 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1699 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
The bill includes the Small Business Administration among agencies the Office would coordinate with, though the bill doesn't specify how. This could potentially lead to future policy recommendations affecting firearms retailers or other small businesses, but the bill itself creates no new regulations or requirements for small business owners.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Reporting on the 119th Congress, the article notes that Rep. Maxwell Frost's H.R. 1307 would create a permanent Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the DOJ to serve as a clearinghouse for federal efforts, though it faces a difficult path in a Republican-controlled legislature.
Governor Evers' 2025-27 budget proposed making the Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention permanent, mirroring federal efforts like the Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act to ensure long-term funding and coordination for community safety and crime prevention initiatives.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025
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