119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 24, 2025
Break the Cycle of Violence Act
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Latest action (Jun 24, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jun 24, 2025)
Break the Cycle of Violence Act
This bill establishes federal grant programs and related entities to support violence intervention initiatives.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for coordinated community violence intervention initiatives in communities disproportionately impacted by homicides and community violence. HHS must also establish several related entities, including
• an Office of Community Violence Intervention to administer programs and activities related to violence intervention;
• the Community Violence Intervention Advisory Committee to advise and assist the office and HHS; and
• the National Community Violence Response Center to provide training and technical assistance, coordinate research, and develop data collection policies.
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants for job training and workforce programs in communities disproportionately affected by gun violence to connect youth ages 16 to 24 to in-demand occupations.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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RACETRAC, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: RACETRAC, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues relating to food safety, food insecurity, and SNAP SNAP EBT - HR 4103 SNAP hot food - HR 3519
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868, Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Fundi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BEYOND IMPACT (ON BEHALF COMMUNITY JUSTICE ACTION FUND) · lobbying firm or registrant: HANBURY STRATEGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ity violence intervention and prevention programming and research; Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act (H.R. 909/S. 892); and Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2203).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BEYOND IMPACT (ON BEHALF COMMUNITY JUSTICE ACTION FUND) · lobbying firm or registrant: HANBURY STRATEGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ity violence intervention and prevention programming and research; Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act (H.R. 909/S. 892); and Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2203).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BEYOND IMPACT (ON BEHALF COMMUNITY JUSTICE ACTION FUND) · lobbying firm or registrant: HANBURY STRATEGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ity violence intervention and prevention programming and research; Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act (H.R. 909/S. 892); and Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2203).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GIFFORDS · lobbying firm or registrant: GIFFORDS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…op Auto Gun Thefts Act; H.R. 3740 Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025; H.R. 2837 Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025; H.R. 4103 Break the Cycle of Violence; H.R.9298 Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tion Act; H.R. 4882: Gun Safety Board and Research Act; H.R. 4918: Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act; H.R. 2948: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025; H.R. 4103/S. 2203: Break the Cycle of Violence Act; H.R. 4883: Local Gun Violence Reduction Act; S. 2514: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025; H.R. 6127/S. 3212…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$169,582
Spent on own lobbying
…. 18, H.R. 2649, H.R. 2698, H.R. 2837, H.R. 2948, H.R. 3039, H.R. 3115, H.R. 3373, H.R. 3740, H.R. 3770, H.R. 3823, H.R. 3868, H.R. 3945, H.R. 3998, H.R. 4064, H.R. 4103, H.R. 4106, H.R. 4111, H.R. 4143, H.R. 4152, H.R. 4173, H.R. 4174, H.R. 4198, H.R. 4220, H.R. 4221, H.R. 4222, H.R. 4223, H.R. 4224, H.R. 4225, H.R. 4227, H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BEYOND IMPACT (ON BEHALF COMMUNITY JUSTICE ACTION FUND) · lobbying firm or registrant: HANBURY STRATEGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 24, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ity violence intervention and prevention programming and research; Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act (H.R. 909/S. 892); and Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2203).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BEYOND IMPACT (ON BEHALF COMMUNITY JUSTICE ACTION FUND) · lobbying firm or registrant: HANBURY STRATEGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 24, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ity violence intervention and prevention programming and research; Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act (H.R. 909/S. 892); and Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2203).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BEYOND IMPACT (ON BEHALF COMMUNITY JUSTICE ACTION FUND) · lobbying firm or registrant: HANBURY STRATEGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 24, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ity violence intervention and prevention programming and research; Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act (H.R. 909/S. 892); and Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2203).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$293,250
Spent on own lobbying
…. 18, H.R. 2649, H.R. 2698, H.R. 2837, H.R. 2948, H.R. 3039, H.R. 3115, H.R. 3373, H.R. 3740, H.R. 3770, H.R. 3823, H.R. 3868, H.R. 3945, H.R. 3998, H.R. 4064, H.R. 4103, H.R. 4106, H.R. 4111, H.R. 4143, H.R. 4152, H.R. 4173, H.R. 4174, H.R. 4198, H.R. 4220, H.R. 4221, H.R. 4222, H.R. 4223, H.R. 4224, H.R. 4225, H.R. 4227, H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868, Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Fundi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RACETRAC, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: RACETRAC, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues relating to food safety, food insecurity, and SNAP SNAP EBT - HR 4103 SNAP hot food - HR 3519
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tion Act; H.R. 4882: Gun Safety Board and Research Act; H.R. 4918: Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act; H.R. 2948: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025; H.R. 4103/S. 2203: Break the Cycle of Violence Act; H.R. 4883: Local Gun Violence Reduction Act; S. 2514: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025; H.R. 6127/S. 3212…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$490,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868, Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Fundi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RACETRAC, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: RACETRAC, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues relating to food safety, food insecurity, and SNAP SNAP EBT - HR 4103 SNAP hot food - HR 3519
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 18, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$289,886
Spent on own lobbying
…. 18, H.R. 2649, H.R. 2698, H.R. 2837, H.R. 2948, H.R. 3039, H.R. 3115, H.R. 3373, H.R. 3740, H.R. 3770, H.R. 3823, H.R. 3868, H.R. 3945, H.R. 3998, H.R. 4064, H.R. 4103, H.R. 4106, H.R. 4111, H.R. 4143, H.R. 4152, H.R. 4173, H.R. 4174, H.R. 4198, H.R. 4220, H.R. 4221, H.R. 4222, H.R. 4223, H.R. 4224, H.R. 4225, H.R. 4227, H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tion Act; H.R. 4882: Gun Safety Board and Research Act; H.R. 4918: Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act; H.R. 2948: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025; H.R. 4103/S. 2203: Break the Cycle of Violence Act; H.R. 4883: Local Gun Violence Reduction Act; S. 2514: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025; H.R. 6127/S. 3212…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RACETRAC, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: RACETRAC, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues relating to food safety, food insecurity, and SNAP SNAP EBT - HR 4103 SNAP hot food - HR 3519
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$450,000
Spent on own lobbying
…unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868 - Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Fundi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$136,298
Spent on own lobbying
…. 18, H.R. 2649, H.R. 2698, H.R. 2837, H.R. 2948, H.R. 3039, H.R. 3115, H.R. 3373, H.R. 3740, H.R. 3770, H.R. 3823, H.R. 3868, H.R. 3945, H.R. 3998, H.R. 4064, H.R. 4103, H.R. 4106, H.R. 4111, H.R. 4143, H.R. 4152, H.R. 4173, H.R. 4174, H.R. 4198, H.R. 4220, H.R. 4221, H.R. 4222, H.R. 4223, H.R. 4224, H.R. 4225, H.R. 4227, H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tion Act; H.R. 4882: Gun Safety Board and Research Act; H.R. 4918: Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act; H.R. 2948: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025; H.R. 4103/S. 2203: Break the Cycle of Violence Act; H.R. 4883: Local Gun Violence Reduction Act; and S. 2514: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025. Lobbied in op…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tion Act; H.R. 4882: Gun Safety Board and Research Act; H.R. 4918: Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act; H.R. 2948: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025; H.R. 4103/S. 2203: Break the Cycle of Violence Act; H.R. 4883: Local Gun Violence Reduction Act; S. 2514: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025; H.R. 6127/S. 3212…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RACETRAC, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: RACETRAC, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues relating to food safety, food insecurity, and SNAP SNAP EBT - HR 4103 SNAP hot food - HR 3519
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing