Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-281
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-02-08
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accidents

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Crime prevention

Department of Health and Human Services

Executive agency funding and structure

Firearms and explosives

Health programs administration and funding

Medical research

Research administration and funding

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 281 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 8, 2021 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Schatz , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Carper , Mr. Coons , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Casey , Mr. Brown , Ms. Warren , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Shaheen , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. King , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Reed , Mr. Booker , Mr. Menendez , Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Smith , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Warner , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Leahy , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Wyden , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Heinrich , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021 . 2. Funding for research by CDC on firearms safety or gun violence prevention There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 for the purpose of conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). The amount authorized to be appropriated by the preceding sentence is in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose.