GIFFORDS for GIFFORDS

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

Background checks of Firearm sales/transfers; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National Firearms Act; Interstate transport of firearms; Semiautomatic firearms; Firearm tracing; Firearm permitting; Lost and stolen firearms; Violence Against Women Act; Gun dealer regulation; Essential operations of firearms dealers and manufacturers; An interagency task force on gun violence prevention; Guns in the hands of law enforcement; Recordkeeping; Data sharing; Safe storage; Point of contact states; Merchant category codes; Office of Victims of Crime; Autosears and conversion devices; Policing; Stabilizing braces regulations; Gun safety technology; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8772, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8580, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8771, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8752, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025; Firearms Destruction and Public Safety Act; H.R. 1478, Federal Firearm Licensee Act; Clean Hands Firearm Procurement Act; H. Res. 1271, Expressing support for the designation of June 7, 2024, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2024 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month"; H.R. 8354, Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act; H.R. 8828, To enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops, and for other purposes; Securing All Firearms Effectively and Safely (SAFES) Act; Prioritizing Resources for Outreach, Safety, Violence Prevention, Youth Empowerment and Resilience (PROSPER) Act; Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8828 (118th), H.R. 8070 (118th), H.R. 8772 (118th), H.R. 8774 (118th), H.R. 8773 (118th), S. 4638 (118th), H.R. 8752 (118th), H.R. 8580 (118th), H.R. 1478 (118th), H.Res. 1271 (118th), H.R. 8354 (118th), H.R. 8771 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding to support/sustain NICS; Funding for and implementation of National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP); Funding for and implementation of NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP); Funding for FBIs NICS Section; Funding for the implementation of NIBRS; Funding for Crime Data Collection; Funding for Hate Crime Data Collection; ATF overall budget; ATF programmatic activities related to firearms; ATF programmatic activities related to gun industry oversight; ATF programmatic activities related to firearms trafficking; ATF programmatic activities related to forensic analysis in relation to firearms; Funding for and operations of National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) and Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC); Funding for Children Exposed to Violence Initiative; Funding for Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods); Funding for Community Policing Development Program; Funding for Office on Violence Against Women; Funding for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injury Prevention Work; Funding for National Institutes of Health Injury Prevention Work; Funding for implementation of National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS); Funding for Hospital-based violence intervention programs; Funding for United States Crime Victims Fund; Funding for the Gun Crime Prevention Strategic Fund (CGPSF); Funding for the Family-Based Alternative Sentencing Program; Funding for the Second Chance Program; Funding for the Crisis Stabilization and Community-based Reentry Program within the Second Chance Act Program; Funding for the Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program; Funding for the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act Program; Funding for the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Grants Program; Funding to advance hospital-based victims' services assistance; Firearm trafficking; National Firearms Act; Extreme risk protection orders; Permit-to-purchase grant programs; Safe storage of Firearms; Funding for and implementation of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program; Funding for and implementation of Criminal Justice Response Program/Grants to Encourage Arrest and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program; Funding for and implementation of STOP Grants; Funding for and implementation of programs administered by Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); VOCA Assistance Grants; Funding for and implementation of programs administered by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); Funding for National Child Traumatic Stress Network; Funding for and implementation of National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH); Funding for National Strategy for Suicide Prevention; Funding for and implementation of Project AWARE and ReCAST grants; Funding for and implementation of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants (SSAE); Funding for and implementation of community violence intervention programs, including hospital-based intervention programs; Pub. L. 117-15,9 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8772, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8580, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8771, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8752, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025; S. Amdt. 1354 to S. Amdt. 1092, To prohibit the availability of funds for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; H. Amdt. 933 to H.R. 8580, To prohibit the VA from using funds to submit a beneficiary's name to the NICS list based on VA's appointment of a fiduciary.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 8752 (118th), H.R. 8773 (118th), S. 4638 (118th), H.R. 8771 (118th), H.R. 8580 (118th), H.R. 8772 (118th), H.R. 8070 (118th), H.R. 8774 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

Gun violence research; Mental health, as related to firearms; United States Crime Victims Fund; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Firearm suicide; Public health emergencies; Community violence intervention programs, including hospital-based intervention programs; Studying the effects of gun violence on children as it relates to trauma; Veteran specific mental health; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; Lethal Means Safe Storage for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act; H.R. 5467, Gun Suicide Prevention Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5467 (118th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Background checks; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Mental health, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National Firearms Act; Interstate transport of firearms; Federal firearm licensee break-ins; Semiautomatic firearms; Firearm accessories; Gun permitting; Firearm tracing; 3D printing of firearms; Lost and stolen firearms; Violence Against Women Act; Consumer product safety; Gun dealer regulation; Fugitives from justice; ATF leadership; Guns in the hands of law enforcement; Recordkeeping of firearms, including theft/loss; Data sharing of firearm tracing; Point of contact states for NICS; Community violence intervention; Autosears and conversion devices; Stabilizing braces regulations; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R.8580, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4096, End Judge Shopping Act.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8773 (118th), S. 4096 (118th), H.R. 8580 (118th)

Education EDU

Guns in schools; Every Student Succeeds Act; Funding for Project Prevent; Funding for Project SERV; Funding and implementation of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants; Federal Commission on School Safety; School shooting data collection; Funding for schools in the aftermath of shootings; Emergency operations plans for schools; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; Research Gun Violence Act; S. 3266, Focus on Learning Act; National Gun Violence Research Act.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3266 (118th)

Homeland Security HOM

Firearm exports; Firearm silencers; End-use monitoring; Threat assessment; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; H.R. 8752, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 2926, Stop Arming Cartels Act.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2926 (118th), H.R. 8752 (118th)