H.Res. 835 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Declaring gun violence a public health crisis.
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-10-28
Latest action (2025-10-28): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What H.Res. 835 does, in plain terms
This resolution declares gun violence to be a public health crisis. It also urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand research and data collection on preventing gun violence and the Surgeon General to report on firearm injuries and violence prevention.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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