Bill would help the 100,000 new U.S. victims & survivors each year

better navigate & use available resources

Washington (April 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) along with Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03), today announced the introduction of the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025, legislation that would help all victims of gun violence – from survivors to their loved ones, coworkers, and classmates – identify and access the resources available to them to help meet medical, legal, financial, and other needs.

The bill would establish a federal interagency advisory council to help victims navigate and use these resources, streamlining what can be a complex process in a nation of gun violence survivors. Every year in America, about 100,000 people survive gun-related injuries. An estimated 10,000,000 people in the U.S. have been shot and injured in their lifetimes.

“For communities across the country, gun violence is an all too familiar tragedy. It is impossible to imagine the trauma that gun violence causes to victims, survivors, and their loved ones,”?said Senator Markey. “I am proud to join Congressman Evans in introducing the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act, which would establish an advisory council to gather information about programs to aid victims of gun violence and their families. These efforts can help heal the harm that gun violence inflicts on our society.

“While gun violence is down in Philadelphia and many other communities, it’s still far too common - more than 1,000 people were injured by gunfire just in Philadelphia in 2024. So the list of victims and survivors who need well-coordinated help continues to grow, and our bill would make a difference for many of them,” said Congressman Evans. “I appreciate Senator Markey’s leadership in the Senate on this bill that would help so many victims and survivors across America.”

The bill text is available HERE.

The legislation is cosponsored in the Senate by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), John Fetterman (D-Penn.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

The full list of House cosponsors is available here. 

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