United States · Bill · S
S. 281 (117th)
Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021
Introduced
8 February 2021
Last action
8 February 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Edward Markey, Brian Schatz, Sheldon Whitehouse, Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Christopher Coons, Maria Cantwell, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Christopher Murphy, Richard Durbin, Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Angus King, Jacky Rosen, Chris Van Hollen, Jeff Merkley, John Reed, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tammy Duckworth, Bernie Sanders, Tina Smith, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Mark Warner, Michael Bennet, Timothy Kaine, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Kirsten Gillibrand, Ron Wyden, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Martin Heinrich, Gary Peters
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
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Timeline
8 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 8 February 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 February 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 February 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 February 2021
Sponsors
- Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
- Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
- Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Angus King · I · Sponsor
- Jacky Rosen · D · Sponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
- John Reed · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
- Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
- Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
- Mark Warner · D · Sponsor
- Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
- Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
- Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Martin Heinrich · D · Sponsor
- Gary Peters · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/281
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/281
- us · 117-s-281 · source updated 5 December 2025