# 115-hr-4573: Gun Violence Research Act of 2017

115-hr-4573, Gun Violence Research Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4573
- Congress: 115
- Title: Gun Violence Research Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-12-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Gun Violence Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, with respect to the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) using funds to advocate or promote gun control. The bill declares that this prohibition does not restrict HHS funding for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect. The Surgeon General must report annually on the effects of gun violence on public health, including mental health, and the status of actions taken to address those effects. HHS must report on the effects of gun violence on public health in minority communities.

## Cosponsors (38)

- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2017-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2018-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4573 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4573)

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