# 114-hr-3830: Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015

114-hr-3830, Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3830
- Congress: 114
- Title: Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2015-10-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional tax of $100 on the sale of a firearm by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Firearm purchases by federal, state, and local governments for law enforcement purposes are exempt from the additional tax. The bill establishes the Gun Violence Reduction and Mental Health Counseling Trust Fund at the Department of the Treasury. It transfers revenues from the additional tax into the trust fund to support the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant program and the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must establish and newly manufactured firearms must meet a national standard for incorporating passive identification capability into all firearms sold in the United States. Passive identification capability means technology that: (1) enables identification by a mobile or fixed reading device, and (2) does not transmit an electronic monitoring or tracking signal. DOJ's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives must establish the National Database of Lost and Stolen Firearms. This bill amends the federal criminal code to require a gun owner to report a lost or stolen firearm to local law enforcement authorities within 48 hours of discovery. Local law enforcement authorities must transmit the report to the national database within seven days.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2016-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3830 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3830)

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