Sponsors (53)
The bill directs $50 million per year for six years to expand federal gun‑violence research—potentially enabling evidence-based reductions in injuries and long-term costs—while increasing federal spending and risking political controversy and expectations beyond what the statute itself mandates.
Researchers, public health agencies, hospitals, and patients gain a reliable $50 million per year (FY2026–2031) to study firearm safety and gun-violence prevention, enabling expanded, evidence-based research and interventions.
Taxpayers and the broader public may see lower long-term health care and societal costs if the research leads to effective policies that reduce firearm injuries and deaths.
Researchers and institutions get clarity that the new funding is explicitly additional to existing authorizations, increasing total federal research funding rather than replacing current amounts.
Taxpayers face an increase in federal outlays of $300 million over six years to fund the program, which could require offsets or add to budgetary pressure.
Some stakeholders may view targeted federal funding for gun-violence research as politically controversial, potentially undermining public trust or the uptake of findings among certain communities.
Naming the statute to emphasize research and prevention could create public expectations of immediate action or broader programs even though the law primarily authorizes study and does not itself guarantee specific policies or non-research programs.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes $50M per year (FY2026–FY2031) to the CDC for firearm safety and gun violence prevention research, supplemental to existing funds.
Official title: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Introduced July 29, 2025 by Marilyn Strickland · Last progress July 29, 2025
Authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2031 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearm safety and gun violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act. The funding is specified as additional to existing authorizations for that purpose, expanding federal support for public health research into firearms and violence prevention.