# 119-hr-4882: Gun Safety Board and Research Act

119-hr-4882, Gun Safety Board and Research Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-06-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4882
- Congress: 119
- Title: Gun Safety Board and Research Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-05
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-24

## Summary

**Creates a federal Gun Safety Board within the Department of Health and Human Services** to lead research and public education aimed at reducing firearm violence. It would fund original studies, award grants, and publish annual findings and recommendations to inform policy at the federal, state, and local levels. - Families and communities would gain public education and published findings on causes, effects, and prevention of firearm violence, including suicide, domestic violence, mass and school shootings, and unintentional shootings. - Researchers and community groups would be eligible for grants, with at least half of the Act's appropriated funds directed to original research and public education on firearm violence reduction. - Policymakers and federal partners would receive annual reports that list research gaps, recommend policy and funding actions, and assess the efficacy of existing and proposed laws; the board would have 22 appointed members and include representatives from 12 designated federal entities and key stakeholders. *Would authorize appropriations of $5 million for each of the first two fiscal years and $25 million annually thereafter, and would bar reducing other federal gun violence research funds to finance it.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New HHS Gun Safety Board and grants: benefit, medium. HHS would set up a 22-member Gun Safety Board within one year. The board would do original research. It would publish yearly recommendations in the Federal Register and on an HHS site. Within two years, it would run a grant program that uses at least half of its funds for research and public educat…
- Protect research funds and define firearm: benefit, low. Agencies would be barred from cutting other federal gun violence research to pay for this program. The bill would also use the federal definition of firearm in 18 U.S.C. 921 to decide what is covered.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4882 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4882)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4882 (as of 2026-06-24).