The National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025 creates a coordinated national research program, the National Gun Violence Research Program , to examine the nature, causes, and prevention of gun‑related violence, suicide, and accidental injury. Congress notes that gun deaths exceed those from all U.S. wars combined and that the U.S. has the highest gun‑violence rate among high‑income countries. The bill emphasizes that research on gun violence is not advocacy for or against gun‑control policies. Covered agencies—National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Justice, and others—are authorized to award competitive grants, create interdisciplinary research centers, and train students. An interagency working group chaired by the Director and an advisory committee of at least 12 experts are required to set priorities, coordinate activities, and evaluate the program’s impact. The program is funded through appropriations of $200,000 annually for 2026‑2031 and additional allocations to specific agencies. The Act removes restrictions on the use of federal funds for gun‑violence research and mandates that the Department of Justice, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, develop protocols to share gun‑trace data with researchers while protecting privacy. It also authorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology to promote voluntary consensus gun‑safety technical standards , explicitly prohibiting the creation of mandatory standards. The program’s goal is to generate high‑quality data and evidence that can guide effective policy interventions to reduce gun‑related injury and death.