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Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy and Florida Democratic Representative Maxwell Frost want to remake the Office of Gun Violence Prevention launched by President Joe Biden.

The last administration created the inaugural White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, an effort that advanced red flag gun confiscation laws and otherwise stretched federal statutes to promote gun control. President Donald Trump terminated the initiative after his inauguration.

Murphy and Frost contended that their legislation to make a “permanent office focused on gun violence prevention” in the Justice Department would also assist “hundreds of Americans and countless communities by offering the first-ever federal response to mass shootings and gun violence, responding to crises when they happen, and connecting local governments.”

“We will not let the critical, life-saving work and the love and support that this office has offered countless communities no longer exist,” Frost remarked. “The politicians who’d rather send “thoughts and prayers’ than actually save lives? We outwork them. We out organize them. We are reintroducing this bill because when innocent lives are on the line, we refuse to back down.”

Several gun control entities, such as Giffords, Brady, and Moms Demand Action, offered their support to the legislation and lauded the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.

Po Murray, the chairwoman of the Newtown Action Alliance, said in a statement that the previous Office of Gun Violence Prevention “saved lives by strengthening background checks, cracking down on ghost guns, promoting safe storage, and funding community-based solutions.”

The bill from Murphy and Frost calls for an advisory council of senior officials in the Justice Department, public health authorities, medical professionals, teachers, and members of student groups. The council will “coordinate gun violence prevention efforts across federal agencies.”

The gun control entity would also “educate the general public about federal laws, regulations, and available grant programs, including awareness campaigns directed at firearm owners.”