Declaring gun violence a public health crisis.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 835 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 835 Declaring gun violence a public health crisis. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2025 Mr. Espaillat submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Declaring gun violence a public health crisis. Whereas gun violence remains the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the United States, according to the latest mortality data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Whereas there have been at least 2,069 school shooting incidents in the United States since 1970, causing 684 fatalities and 1,937 injuries, according to the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Whereas more than 360,000 students in the United States have experienced gun violence at school in the time since the Columbine shooting occurred in 1999; Whereas, on April 16, 2007, 33 people wer…