[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5010 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5010
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination
with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to
submit to the Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence
on public health.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 27, 2023
Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.
Espaillat, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms.
Porter, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Frost, Mr. Schiff, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Evans, Mr. Crow,
Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Brown, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms.
Pettersen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination
with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to
submit to the Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence
on public health.
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 ``Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public
Health Emergency Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF GUN VIOLENCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on--
(1) the effects on public health of gun violence in the
United States during the preceding calendar year; and
(2) the status of actions taken to address such effects.
(b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) Data on fatal and nonfatal firearm incidents,
disaggregated by age, sex, race, and gender identity of the
victim.
(2) ZIP Code- or census tract-level data on fatal and
nonfatal firearm incidents.
(3) The impacts of gun violence on communities (including
communities of color) and community members (including young
people, health care workers, and other categories of community
members as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services).
(4) The impacts of gun violence on physical and mental
health.
(5) Data on active community-based gun violence prevention
programs and the impacts of such programs, disaggregated by ZIP
Code or census tract.
(6) Data on rates of firearm deaths and injuries,
disaggregated by--
(A) whether the incident involved--
(i) homicide or assault;
(ii) partner violence;
(iii) suicide or self-harm;
(iv) law enforcement; or
(v) terrorism;
(B) whether the incident was unintentional;
(C) whether the cause of the incident was
undetermined; and
(D) whether the incident belongs in such other
categories as are determined by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services.
(7) Data on the types of firearms used in fatal and
nonfatal firearm incidents, including--
(A) handguns;
(B) long guns;
(C) ghost guns;
(D) semiautomatic long guns;
(E) guns that were stolen;
(F) guns that were not stolen;
(G) whether the firearm was owned by the victim or
a family member of the victim; and
(H) other types of firearms as determined by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(8) Data on the implementation, effectiveness, and
availability of--
(A) firearm violence intervention programs;
(B) lethal means counseling programs;
(C) school prevention programs, including lockdown
drills, threat assessment programs, and ``hardening''
of schools;
(D) extreme risk protection orders;
(E) use of domestic violence-related restrictions
on firearm ownership;
(F) communication of the conditions used in
conjunction with the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System to determine whether an
individual is prohibited from purchasing a firearm; and
(G) safe storage laws.
(9) Data on funding levels for firearm injury prevention
research.
(10) Data on the frequency at which funding such research
translates into publication of research results.
(11) Data on the degree to which the funding such research
translates into community-level interventions.
(12) Other information and data as determined appropriate
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(c) Supplement Not Supplant.--The research done for purposes of
developing the report required under subsection (a) shall be designed
to supplement not supplant other research of the Department of Health
and Human Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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