Policymakers for Peace uplifts and advocates for legislation that invests in communities that are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. Below is a list of bills that members of the network have introduced, and legislation that is endorsed by the Community Justice Action Fund.
Federal Legislation
Title: Break the Cycle of Violence Act
Title: Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act
Title: End Gun Violence Act
Title: Federal Firearm Licensee Act
Title: PATHS Act
STATE
Title: Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls
Title: Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act
Bill Number: HB 1580
Sponsor: State Rep. Jon Rosenthal (TX)
Summary: This bill would establish an office of community violence intervention and prevention within the Department of State Health Services and a grant program for violence intervention and prevention services.
Title: Community Violence Task Force
Bill Number: SB 1196
Sponsor: Senator Shervin Jones (FL)
Summary: This bill would create a Community Violence Task Force within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to review systematic failures and causes of high crime rates and violence in urban communities.