II
119THCONGRESS
1
STSESSION S. 595
To establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY13, 2025
Mr. M
URPHY(for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER,
Ms. K
LOBUCHAR, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. VANHOLLEN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Office of Gun Violence 4
Prevention Act of 2025’’. 5
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6
In this Act: 7
(1) A
DVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 8
Council’’ means the advisory council established 9
under section 3(c)(1). 10
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 07, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S595.IS S595
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2
•S 595 IS
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 1
the Director of the Office. 2
(3) G
UN VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘gun violence’’ 3
includes homicide, violent crime, domestic violence, 4
attempted suicide, suicide, and unintentional death 5
or injury involving a firearm. 6
(4) O
FFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-7
fice of Gun Violence Prevention established under 8
section 3(a). 9
SEC. 3. OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 10
(a) E
STABLISHMENT.— 11
(1) I
N GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 12
establish within the Office of Legal Policy of the De-13
partment of Justice the Office of Gun Violence Pre-14
vention. 15
(2) D
IRECTOR.—The Attorney General shall 16
appoint a Director to be the head of the Office. 17
(b) D
UTIES.— 18
(1) I
N GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta-19
tion with the Advisory Council, shall coordinate, in-20
tegrate, and maximize the efficacy of each responsi-21
bility, program, and service relating to gun violence 22
prevention administered by the Attorney General to 23
maximize an integrated approach to reducing gun vi-24
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 07, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S595.IS S595
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3
•S 595 IS
olence and serving victims of gun violence, includ-1
ing— 2
(A) the responsibilities of the heads of the 3
Criminal and Civil Divisions of the Department 4
of Justice, the Director of the Office of Com-5
munity Oriented Policing Services, each United 6
States Attorney, the Director of the Bureau of 7
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the 8
Director of the Office on Violence Against 9
Women, the Director of the Office of Victims of 10
Crime, and the Director of the Office of Justice 11
Programs; and 12
(B) the administration of the national in-13
stant criminal background check system estab-14
lished under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 15
Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901). 16
(2) E
VALUATION.—The Director, in consulta-17
tion with the Advisory Council, shall evaluate laws, 18
regulations, Federal programs, offices, data sources, 19
and grant programs relating to gun violence preven-20
tion administered by the Attorney General to assess 21
how each such law, regulation, Federal program, of-22
fice, data source, and grant program can be maxi-23
mized, modernized, and coordinated to reduce gun 24
violence. 25
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 07, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S595.IS S595
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4
•S 595 IS
(3) POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS .—The Director 1
shall recommend to Congress and the President leg-2
islative and executive policy options to promote evi-3
dence-based gun violence prevention strategies, in-4
cluding the implementation of existing laws, regula-5
tions, and grant programs. 6
(4) D
ATA.—The Director, in consultation with 7
the Advisory Council, shall— 8
(A) identify gaps in available data needed 9
for gun violence prevention research, policy de-10
velopment, and the implementation of evidence- 11
based gun violence prevention strategies; and 12
(B) develop a plan to collect and analyze 13
the data described in subparagraph (A). 14
(5) A
SSESSMENT.—The Director, in consulta-15
tion with the Advisory Council, shall assess ongoing 16
research efforts of the Department of Justice relat-17
ing to gun violence to establish a comprehensive re-18
search agenda on the causes and solutions of gun vi-19
olence. 20
(6) E
DUCATION.—The Director, in consultation 21
with the Advisory Council, shall educate the general 22
public about Federal laws, regulations, and grant 23
programs relating to gun violence prevention, includ-24
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 07, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S595.IS S595
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5
•S 595 IS
ing by conducting education and awareness cam-1
paigns— 2
(A) directed at— 3
(i) owners of firearms; 4
(ii) parents and legal guardians of mi-5
nors; and 6
(iii) professionals who provide services 7
to individuals and communities dispropor-8
tionately impacted by gun violence; and 9
(B) that include education relating to the 10
secure storage or firearms and suicide preven-11
tion. 12
(7) C
RISIS RESPONSE.—The Director, in con-13
sultation with the Advisory Council, shall assist com-14
munities that have experienced gun violence (such as 15
a mass shooting, a school shooting, a gang-related 16
shooting, or a domestic violence shooting) with crisis 17
response activities, including providing information 18
about and increasing access to— 19
(A) mental health services for members of 20
the community; 21
(B) anti-gun trafficking activities; 22
(C) crisis response training for first re-23
sponders and offices of gun violence prevention 24
serving the community; and 25
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 07, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S595.IS S595
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6
•S 595 IS
(D) suicide prevention services for mem-1
bers of the community. 2
(8) C
OORDINATION.—In carrying out the duties 3
under this subsection, the Director shall coordinate 4
with Federal agencies and commissions that have ju-5
risdiction over gun violence prevention, including— 6
(A) the Department of Health and Human 7
Services; 8
(B) the Department of Veterans Affairs; 9
(C) the Department of Education; 10
(D) the Department of Housing and 11
Urban Development; 12
(E) the Department of Commerce; 13
(F) the Department of Homeland Security; 14
(G) the Department of Defense; 15
(H) the Department of the Interior; 16
(I) the Department of Labor; 17
(J) the Department of Agriculture; 18
(K) the Small Business Administration; 19
(L) the Consumer Product Safety Commis-20
sion; 21
(M) the Federal Trade Commission; and 22
(N) the United States Sentencing Commis-23
sion. 24
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 07, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S595.IS S595
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 7
•S 595 IS
(9) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 1
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 2
thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a 3
report that includes— 4
(A) information on the state of gun vio-5
lence in the United States; 6
(B) recommendations for policy initiatives 7
and legislation to reduce gun violence in the 8
United States; and 9
(C) a description of the efforts of the Di-10
rector to carry out the duties under this sub-11
section. 12
(c) A
DVISORYCOUNCIL.— 13
(1) I
N GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 14
after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less 15
frequently than quarterly thereafter, the Attorney 16
General shall convene an advisory council— 17
(A) chaired by the Director; and 18
(B) the membership of which includes the 19
following individuals or a designee of the indi-20
vidual: 21
(i) The Deputy Attorney General. 22
(ii) The Associate Attorney General. 23
(iii) The Assistant Attorney General 24
for the Office of Legal Policy. 25
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 07, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S595.IS S595
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 8
•S 595 IS
(iv) The Assistant Attorney General 1
for the Office of Justice Programs. 2
(v) The Assistant Attorney General 3
for the Criminal Division. 4
(vi) The Director of the Bureau of Al-5
cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 6
(vii) The Director of the Federal Bu-7
reau of Investigation. 8
(viii) The Director of the Bureau of 9
Justice Assistance. 10
(ix) The Director of the Office on Vio-11
lence Against Women. 12
(x) The Director of the Office of Vic-13
tims of Crime. 14
(xi) The Director of the Bureau of 15
Justice Statistics. 16
(xii) The Director of the National In-17
stitute of Justice. 18
(2) A
DDITIONAL MEMBERS .— 19
(A) I
N GENERAL.—The Director shall 20
make every reasonable effort to include as 21
members of the Advisory Council not fewer 22
than 12 additional individuals. 23
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 07, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S595.IS S595
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 9
•S 595 IS
(B) REPRESENTATIVES.—The additional 1
members described in subparagraph (A) shall 2
include not fewer than 1— 3
(i) survivor of gun violence; 4
(ii) community violence intervention 5
service provider; 6
(iii) public health official; 7
(iv) medical professional who provides 8
trauma care; 9
(v) mental health clinician; 10
(vi) official from a department of jus-11
tice of a State; 12
(vii) State or local public health de-13
partment official; 14
(viii) teacher; 15
(ix) member of a student group; and 16
(x) veteran. 17
(d) A
UTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 18
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-19
essary to carry out this section. 20
Æ
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 07, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S595.IS S595
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS