Gun Safety Board and Research Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4882 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4882 To establish a Gun Safety Board, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 5, 2025 Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a Gun Safety Board, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Safety Board and Research Act''. SEC. 2. GUN SAFETY BOARD. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, establish a board to be known as the Gun Safety Board. (b) Duties.--The Gun Safety Board shall-- (1) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, establish a program that uses not less than half of the amounts appropriated under this Act to provide grants that recipients shall use to-- (A) conduct original research about firearm violence reduction (including research about topics identified for additional research by the Gun Safety Board under paragraph (3)); and (B) educate members of the public about-- (i) causes and effects of firearm violence; and (ii) ways to reduce firearm violence; (2) conduct original research about firearm violence reduction; and (3) publish in the Federal Register and on a public website of the Department of Health and Human Services, not less frequently than annually-- (A) policy and funding recommendations for potential Federal, State, and local action based on available scientific research about firearm violence reduction; (B) a list of subject areas related to firearm violence reduction that