119th Congress
S. 595
Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Introduced
- Feb 13, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (8)
Original cosponsors (7)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Added later (1)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) · Mar 5, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate