August 5, 2025
Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain a local gun violence prevention laws database, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Local Gun Violence Reduction Act
.
Sec. 2. Local gun violence prevention laws database
(a) In general
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (in this Act referred to as the Secretary
), shall establish and maintain a database in which units of State and local government (including cities, towns, counties, and special district governments) enter into such database information on—
(1)
the laws and ordinances such units of government have enacted to reduce gun violence; and
(2)
how successful such laws and ordinances have been in reducing gun violence in the relevant jurisdictions.
(b) Information
The information included by a State or local government in the database established under subsection (a) with respect to a law or ordinance referred to in such subsection shall include the following information:
(1)
Information about the size of the unit of government involved.
(2)
The date on which the law or ordinance was enacted.
(3)
The date on which the law or ordinance took effect.
(4)
Data on the rates of gun violence and gun deaths in the unit of government both before and after the law or ordinance took effect.
(c) Access
The database established under subsection (a) shall be searchable by any State or local unit of government.
(d) Outreach
The Secretary shall conduct outreach to State and local governments to increase awareness of the database under subsection (a) and to encourage such governments to use such database.
(e) Report to Congress
Beginning 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report specifying, with respect to the database established under subsection (a)—
(1)
how many submissions to such database have been received;
(2)
what common topics are identified in such submissions;
(3)
which laws or ordinances the reports contained in such submissions indicate have been successful; and
(4)
any geographic areas within the United States that have high or low participation in the database.
(f) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1)
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
(2)
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.