119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jun 28, 2025
Break the Cycle of Violence Act
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Latest action (Jun 28, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jun 28, 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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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
…ndustrys 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, Dr…
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
…ce 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
…ce 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
…ce 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
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
…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: AIM Ac…
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: Budget/Appropriations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ce 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
…ce 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
…ce 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
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
…ndustrys 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, Dr…
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
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…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: AIM Ac…
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
…ndustrys 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, Dr…
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
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…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: AIM Ac…
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
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$450,000
Spent on own lobbying
…dustrys 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, Dr…
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 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…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 opposition…
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
…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: AIM Ac…
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