# 115-hr-5161: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.

115-hr-5161, To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health., 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-5161
- Congress: 115
- Title: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 76
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Surgeon General to report annually to Congress on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of actions taken to address those effects.

## Cosponsors (76)

- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2018-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2018-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2018-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2018-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2018-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2018-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2018-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2018-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5161 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5161)

## Related
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5161 (as of 2025-11-18).