Local Gun Violence Reduction Act (H.R. 10480)

Where This Stands

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Passed

Signed

Currently IN_COMMITTEE. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

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The Frame

What this does

This legislation creates a new federal reporting requirement for local governments and authorizes $1.5 million in initial funding to track the impact of local gun control ordinances on public safety outcomes.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

State and local governments

These entities are tasked with entering data regarding their local gun violence prevention laws and the effectiveness of those laws into the federal database.

Department of Health and Human Services

The agency is required to establish, maintain, and conduct outreach for the database and report findings to Congress.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to create a national, searchable database where local governments can report their gun violence prevention laws and the effectiveness of those measures. The goal is to help cities, towns, and counties share data on which policies successfully reduce gun violence in their jurisdictions.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

This legislation creates a new federal reporting requirement for local governments and authorizes $1.5 million in initial funding to track the impact of local gun control ordinances on public safety outcomes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this database be available to the public?

The bill specifies that the database shall be searchable by any state or local ; it does not explicitly state that it will be open to the general public.

What information must local governments provide?

Governments must provide the size of their jurisdiction, the dates their laws were enacted and took effect, and data on gun violence and death rates before and after the law was implemented.

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Discoveries

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policy shift90% confidence

Federal-Local Data Integration

The bill represents a shift toward centralizing local-level public health policy outcomes at the federal level to identify successful gun violence prevention strategies.

Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Connected Entities

organizationCities, towns, counties, and special district governments“Included as units of government”Map →

organizationCongress“Receives reports from the Secretary”Map →

organizationState and local governments“Required to contribute data to the database”Map →

organizationHouse of Representatives“Introduced the bill”Map →

organizationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention“Operates through the Secretary”Map →

organizationSecretary of Health and Human Services“Responsible for establishing the database”Map →

organizationSenate“Will enact the bill”Map →

Analysis Score

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Significance65
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Controversy45
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Entertainment10
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Buzz20
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