Rep. Foushee Introduces Bill to Establish Federal Gun Violence Prevention Database

WASHINGTON, DC (June 12, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced the Gun Violence Prevention and Public Safety Database Act of 2026, legislation to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a publicly accessible federal database of gun violence and public safety research.

"Communities across our country have suffered from the devastating impact of gun violence for far too long. A proper response from our federal government not only requires efforts to take guns off our streets-we must also provide the American people the tools and information that will help keep our communities on the right path," said Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04). "The Gun Violence Prevention and Public Safety Database Act will help ensure that every American has access to credible, data-driven research needed to understand the root causes of gun violence, and support solutions that protect their communities."

This legislation builds on Congresswoman Foushee's National Gun Violence Research Act, introduced earlier this Congress, by ensuring that publicly available gun violence research is centralized, transparent, and accessible.

Specifically, the Gun Violence Prevention and Public Safety Database Act would:

• Require the Director of the CDC to establish an online database of research relating to gun violence in the United States.

• Ensure that the database established includes gun violence-related findings from key public health data systems, reliable research from peer-reviewed journals, studies published by research organizations, and information issued or commissioned by a local, state, or federal government agency.

The Gun Violence Prevention and Public Safety Database Act is endorsed by Brady, Everytown, and the Safe States Alliance.

"Each day, 320 people in the United States are shot or killed by firearm injuries. In order to fully understand the scope of gun violence and identify the best policy solutions to prevent these deaths, researchers and policymakers require data. The Gun Violence Prevention and Public Safety Database Act of 2026 will further gun violence prevention efforts by establishing a public federal database of research on the epidemic of American gun violence. Brady is grateful to Representative Foushee for her continued commitment to ending the gun violence crisis," said Mark Collins, Director of Federal Policy, Brady.

"The Gun Violence Prevention and Public Safety Database Act of 2026 is a common-sense approach that takes politics out of gun violence by ensuring the best data and research are readily accessible so communities across the country can identify proven strategies that will reduce violence," said Sharon Gilmartin, Executive Director, Safe States Alliance.

Read the full bill text here.