Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2026

This bill would require the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to translate their main public materials on gun violence prevention and firearm safety into at least the 10 most commonly spoken non-English languages in the United States. Translated materials would be reviewed by community groups that work with speakers of each language before they are published. The Department of Justice would give priority to certain grant applications that include an outreach plan for people with limited English skills, and some grant recipients would have to translate public documents for language groups they serve. Both departments would run national public awareness campaigns about gun violence prevention, such as extreme risk protection orders and safe gun storage, focused on people with limited English skills, and would report to Congress on how the funds were used.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Judy Chu Democrat sponsor
• 12 cosponsors