PRIA Logo™
119-hr-7170119th Congress

Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

Introduced

Summary

Language access would be required for federally supported gun violence prevention materials and outreach, so people who do not speak English can learn about tools like extreme risk protection orders and safe storage. The bill would task the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services with translations, community review, in-language public campaigns, and grant conditions to reach populations with limited English proficiency.

Show full summary
  • People with limited English proficiency and their families would get translated "significant resources" on topics such as extreme risk protection orders and safe gun storage. The bill sets priority languages at a minimum of 10 and triggers translation when a language is spoken by at least 3 percent or 500 people of the served population.
  • Community-based organizations with language capacity would review translations before publication and could receive subgrants to help deliver culturally appropriate, in-language messaging.
  • Applicants and recipients of grants for ERPOs, state crisis intervention courts, and other gun violence reduction programs would need a targeted LEP outreach plan and must report measures showing compliance. The Attorney General would issue guidance within 90 days and DOJ and HHS must coordinate and report on funding and outcomes to Congress.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Funding and national language campaigns

If enacted, the bill would authorize "such sums as may be necessary" to carry out the Act. The Attorney General and HHS Secretary would be required to run national public awareness campaigns targeted to people who speak languages other than English. Campaigns would use in-language, culturally appropriate messages and share information about subgrants to community groups. Each agency would report to Congress on how it used funds appropriated to carry out its section.

Stronger language access rules for gun-prevention programs

If enacted, DOJ and HHS would have to translate major public materials about gun-violence prevention and firearm safety into priority languages. Translations would be reviewed by community-based organizations before publication, and agencies would fund those reviews from amounts appropriated under the Act. Agencies would need to translate any non-English language spoken by at least the smaller of 3 percent of the population served or 500 people. Grant programs would give priority to applications with targeted LEP outreach plans, and grant recipients would report steps they took to meet LEP outreach and translation rules. The Attorney General would issue guidance on LEP outreach and reporting within 90 days after enactment. The bill also defines key terms like priority languages, limited English proficient population, and significant resource.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation