Giving Compass' Take:

• Jessie Hellmann at The Hill writes about the House Democrats push to approve funding from the CDC for gun violence research as it a prevalent crisis in America. 

• How can donors help support research around gun violence? 

• Learn about the growing momentum for gun control legislation. 

House Democrats are poised to approve new funding for gun violence research in the face of what they say is a “public health emergency” killing thousands of Americans every year.

If successful, it would be the first time in nearly 20 years that Congress has funded gun violence research after an amendment passed in the 1990s discouraged federal agencies from studying the issue.

“We should not be afraid of research. Gun violence is a public health emergency,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee’s health subcommittee.

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the nation's foremost public health agency. And yet, it has been absent from this research agenda for more than 20 years,” she said.But Republicans argue directing funds toward research is more about making a political point that will exacerbate differences between the two parties.

Read the full article about the push for funding gun violence by Jessie Hellmann at The Hill.