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.
H.R. 4103, the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, addresses gun violence as a public health crisis by funding community-based prevention and intervention strategies, with particular focus on addressing racial disparities in violence affecting Black communities. The bill establishes $1.5 billion in Department of Labor grants from 2026 to 2033 for year-round job training programs serving young people in gun violence-affected areas, administered through community organizations, nonprofits, colleges, and local governments that have demonstrated experience serving communities of color. It also creates an advisory committee within the Department of Health and Human Services to guide implementation of community violence intervention programs, including hospital-based interventions, group violence initiatives, and crisis mediation efforts. The legislation is grounded in congressional findings that community-based violence reduction strategies have proven effective at reducing violence without increasing incarceration, and that significant racial disparities exist in gun violence deaths, particularly among Black youth and men. Grantees must provide both technical skills training and soft skills development while tracking outcomes related to job training participation and employment changes.
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