# 119-s-595: Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025

119-s-595, Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-595
- Congress: 119
- Title: Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention at DOJ** to coordinate federal efforts, improve data and research, and aid communities affected by gun violence. - Would assist communities hit by gun violence with crisis response, expand access to mental health and suicide-prevention services, and run public education on safe firearm storage. - Would place a Director in DOJ's Office of Legal Policy and create a mandatory Advisory Council made up of senior DOJ leaders and at least 12 outside members. The Council must convene within 180 days and meet quarterly. - Would coordinate across many federal agencies and align work tied to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The Office would evaluate laws and programs, identify data gaps, set a comprehensive research agenda, and recommend legislative and executive policy options. It would also submit an annual report starting within one year that outlines trends and recommendations.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New DOJ Office to Reduce Gun Violence: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Attorney General to create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention inside the DOJ Office of Legal Policy. The Attorney General would appoint a Director, and the office would take effect upon enactment. The office would coordinate DOJ gun-violence efforts, including the Nati…

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## Sources
- [119-s-595 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/595)

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- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-595 (as of 2026-09-25).