Bill · H.R. 4883· House(119-HR-4883)
Local Gun Violence Reduction Act
- Introduced
- 8/5/2025
- Last activity
- 8/5/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Local Gun Violence Reduction Act," directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a database focused on gun violence prevention. The Secretary, acting through the CDC Director, will manage this system where state and local government units can enter information regarding their laws and ordinances. These entries must include details on how successful the laws have been at reducing gun violence. The database will also track specific data like the size of the government unit and rates of gun deaths before and after laws take effect. Additionally, the Secretary is required to conduct outreach and provide regular reports to Congress.
Yes
Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?+3
The bill establishes a centralized database to track the effectiveness of various local gun violence prevention laws and ordinances.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+2
The bill requires regular reports to Congress regarding the participation and findings within the gun violence database.
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?+1
The bill creates a data-driven infrastructure to track and understand the impact of local gun violence prevention laws.
The opposite
Would gun owners be better off under this?-2
The bill's focus on tracking the success of gun violence prevention laws may lead to increased scrutiny of firearm-related activities.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Information Sharing on Effective Laws: By requiring units of government to enter information on the laws they have enacted and how successful they have been, the database provides a way to track which ordinances reduce gun violence (Section 2(a)).
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Data-Driven Insights: The bill requires data on the rates of gun violence and gun deaths both before and after a law takes effect, which can show the actual impact of specific local laws (Section 2(b)(4)).
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Transparency and Oversight: The requirement for the Secretary to submit a report to Congress every two years ensures that the progress, common topics, and successful laws are shared with legislative leadership (Section 2(e)).
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Increased Awareness: The Secretary is tasked with conducting outreach to state and local governments to encourage them to use the database (Section 2(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Gun Control Measures+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Gun Owners-2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- Healthcare
- Improves Opioid Crisis Response+1
- 8/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/5/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
Mike ThompsonDemocrat · California