Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Edward Markey
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create an Advisory Council to coordinate resources for victims of gun violence. It would gather survivor and provider input, identify best and promising practices, and publish accessible information and reports.
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- Victims and families: Would get a single public website and printed materials listing medical, financial, educational, housing, legal, and mental health supports plus helpline contact information.
- Victim assistance professionals: Would be surveyed and represented on the council (2 to 5 appointed professionals) and see a literature review and program assessments to surface effective practices for care and referral.
- Federal and state agencies: Would place HHS as the lead agency with many federal agency leaders on the council, be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act, deliver a report within 180 days and a follow-up in 2 years, provide hard copies to Members of Congress, Social Security field offices, state health and education agencies, and state attorneys general, operate without new authorized appropriations, and sunset after 5 years.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Central resource hub for victims
If enacted, the Council would collect and share information to help victims find medical care and mental health help. It would list housing, education, workplace, transportation, assistive technology, and legal resources. It would post a public website and include phone numbers for federal, state, and nonprofit helplines. It would send hard copies to each Member of Congress and to SSA field offices. It would also send copies to state health and education agencies and state attorneys general.
New federal council for gun victims
If enacted, the bill would create an Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence. HHS would be the lead agency. Members would include named federal officials and 2 to 5 victims and 2 to 5 victim service professionals appointed by HHS. Members could send designees. The bill would also define who counts as a victim and as a victim assistance professional.
Research, outreach, and reporting duties
If enacted, the Council would survey victims and victim service professionals about their needs. It would review research and past programs to identify best and promising practices. It would assess how mass-shooting compensation funds are run and how victims get directed to money. It would set up public input and outreach, including communities hit hardest by gun violence. The Council would send an initial report within 180 days and a follow-up within two years. Reports would go to congressional committees, state health and education agencies, and state attorneys general. Reports would be posted online in an accessible format.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Edward Markey
MA • D
Cosponsors
Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Richard Durbin
IL • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
John Fetterman
PA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Martin Heinrich
NM • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Christopher Murphy
CT • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Alex Padilla
CA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Jacky Rosen
NV • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Elizabeth Warren
MA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/1/2025
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 7/31/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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