HR 2837 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025

Latest action · Apr 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 10, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025

This bill establishes the Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.

Among other things, the advisory council must assess the needs of victims of gun violence and disseminate information about helpful resources.

Cosponsors 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2025 to Aug 27, 2026; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-NVDina TitusOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalApr 10, 2025
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalApr 10, 2025
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-CARo KhannaOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-ILSean CastenOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-RISeth MagazinerOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalApr 10, 2025
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonJul 16, 2025
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveJul 16, 2025
D-VTBecca BalintSep 2, 2025
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskySep 2, 2025
D-WIMark PocanSep 2, 2025
D-GANikema WilliamsSep 2, 2025
D-NVSteven HorsfordSep 2, 2025
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneSep 2, 2025
D-ALTerri A. SewellSep 2, 2025
D-NYTimothy M. KennedySep 2, 2025
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaSep 3, 2025
D-MNAngie CraigSep 15, 2025
D-CADoris O. MatsuiSep 18, 2025
D-CANorma J. TorresOct 8, 2025
D-VASuhas SubramanyamOct 10, 2025
D-AZYassamin AnsariJan 7, 2026
D-MOWesley BellJan 8, 2026
D-OHJoyce BeattyJan 13, 2026
D-TXAl GreenJan 14, 2026
D-HIEd CaseJan 20, 2026
D-TXJulie JohnsonJun 24, 2026
D-MIShri ThanedarJul 21, 2026
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzAug 3, 2026
D-NJNellie PouAug 3, 2026
D-FLDarren SotoAug 27, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 10, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution: ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 65, April 10, 2025, page H1601.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1466Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025Identical billApr 10, 2025
S 1893Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023Cross-Congress related billJun 8, 2023
HR 3962Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023Cross-Congress related billJun 14, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House

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