Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7170 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7170 To remove linguistic barriers to participation in Gun Violence Prevention Strategies. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2026 Ms. Chu (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Scholten, and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To remove linguistic barriers to participation in Gun Violence Prevention Strategies. 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 ``Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Community-based organization.--The term ``community- based organization'' means a neighborhood or community-based organization, as that term is defined in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). (2) Extreme risk protection order.--The term ``extreme risk protection order'' means a written order or warrant, issued by a State or Tribal court or signed by a magistrate (or other comparable judicial officer), the primary purpose of which is to reduce the risk of firearm-related death or injury by doing 1 or more of the following: (A) Temporarily prohibiting a named individu