Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7170

Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2026

Gun Safety: Language Access for Prevention Programs

Part of: New Bill Mandates Multilingual Gun Safety Outreach and National Ad Campaigns

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Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce committees. It has not moved since it was introduced in January 2026, meaning there has been no action for five months. It must receive a vote or approval from these committees before it can move forward.

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 4780 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 4780 (118th) →

Key Points

The bill requires the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to translate all major gun safety materials into the 10 most common languages spoken in the U.S. besides English. This includes information on safe gun storage and "red flag" laws, which allow courts to temporarily remove firearms from people who may be a danger to themselves or others.
To make sure the translations actually make sense to the people reading them, the government would pay local community groups to review the materials. These groups would check that the information is easy to understand and respects the culture of the people using it.
When the government gives out grants for gun violence prevention, it would give priority to programs that have a clear plan to reach people who do not speak English well. This is meant to ensure that life-saving information reaches everyone, regardless of what language they speak at home.
The bill also starts national ad campaigns to teach the public about gun safety and mental health resources. These campaigns would specifically target communities where English is not the primary language to help reduce accidents, suicides, and other types of gun violence.

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Milestones

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Jan 21, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

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Jan 21, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 7170

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.