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US S281

US S281
Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021


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Introduced
02/08/2021
In Committee
02/08/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or sup- porting research on firearms safety or gun violence pre- vention.

AI Summary

This bill, the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021, authorizes the appropriation of $50 million per year from 2022 to 2027 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the purpose of conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. The funding provided by this bill is in addition to any other amounts already authorized for this purpose under the Public Health Service Act.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (37)

Ed Markey (D)* Tammy Baldwin (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Cory Booker (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Maria Cantwell (D),  Ben Cardin (D),  Tom Carper (D),  Bob Casey (D),  Chris Coons (D),  Catherine Cortez Masto (D),  Tammy Duckworth (D),  Dick Durbin (D),  Dianne Feinstein (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Martin Heinrich (D),  Mazie Hirono (D),  Tim Kaine (D),  Angus King (I),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Patrick Leahy (D),  Bob Menendez (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Chris Murphy (D),  Gary Peters (D),  Jack Reed (D),  Jacky Rosen (D),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Brian Schatz (D),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Tina Smith (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Mark Warner (D),  Elizabeth Warren (D),  Sheldon Whitehouse (D),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 02/08/2021)

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