; Whereas, in January 2022, city officials in Cincinnati, Ohio, declared gun violence a public health crisis; Whereas, in February 2022, the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, declared gun violence a public health crisis; Whereas, in June 2022, the Guilford County Commissioners in North Carolina declared gun violence a public health crisis; Whereas a public health crisis is defined as meeting 4 criteria— (1) the condition affects many people, is seen as a threat to the public, and is continuing to increase; (2) the condition is distributed unfairly; (3) preventive measures could reduce the effects of the condition; and (4) those preventive measures are not yet in place; Whereas gun violence meets the criteria of a public health crisis; Whereas, in 1979, the Surgeon General identified violent behavior as a key public health priority; Whereas, in 1992, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control as the lead Federal organization for violence prevention; Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines a 4-step public health approach to violence prevention, rooted in the scientific method, which requires officials to— (1) define and monitor the problem; (2) identify risk and protective factors; (3) develop and test prevention strategies; and (4) assure widespread adoption; Whereas a Federal public health crisis declaration defines gun violence as a pervasive health issue and alerts the Nation of the need to enact immediate and effective cross-governmental efforts to prevent gun violence; and Whereas such declaration requires the response of the Government to engage significant resources to empower those communities that are impacted: Now, therefore, be it