(CNN)On Thursday night, the Senate was hit by gun violence, the first major federal gun safety law in decades. Passed a bipartisan bill to deal with.
The bill was passed when some Republicans joined the Democratic Party in support of the bill, making it one of the most controversial policy issues in the country and bipartisan. It was an important breakthrough. The bill is then sent to the House of Representatives for voting before being sent to President Joe Biden to sign the law.
Bipartisan gun trade is a number for mental health, school security, crisis intervention programs, and state incentives to include boys' records in the national immediate crime background check system. Includes a million dollars.
This package represents the most important new federal law to combat gun violence since the 10-year ban on offensive weapons that expired in 1994. Most Americans want to see it.
Before the final vote, there were dozens of people in the Senate gallery. Senators found that survivors of gun violence, families, and groups were present and watching historic votes at the Chamber of Commerce.
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The GOP "yes" vote includes all 10 Senate Republicans who have signed the first gun safety framework contract. John Conin, Texas, Tom Tyris, North Carolina, Roybrandt, Missouri, Bill Cassidy, Richard Burr Louisiana, North Carolina, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, Rob Portman, Ohio, Mitt Utah. Romney, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania. This year, four out of ten former Republican supporters will retire. Brant, Bar, Portman, Toomy.
Republican leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia also vote to break the bill's filibuster. did.
Other notable GOP votes include Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Todd Young of Indiana.
Next, the House of Representatives needs to pick up the bill. It's not yet clear how quickly the bill can pass through both chambers of commerce, but the House of Representatives can pick up the bill on Friday.
The law was put together in the aftermath of a recent tragic shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, primarily in the black district.
A group of bipartisan negotiators began working in the Senate and released legislative documents on Tuesday. The bill, entitled Safer Bipartisan Community Law, is Senator John Cornyn of Texas, Senator Tom Tyris of North Carolina, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, and Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Announced by Senator.
Congressmen are currently competing to pass the bill before leaving Washington for July 4th Independence Day.
The fact that the bill text is complete and the bill appears ready to pass the Senate is a big win for the negotiators gathered to reach an agreement.
Despite countless mass shootings nationwide, it has been found to be extremely difficult for lawmakers to reach bipartisan agreements on major gun control in recent years. I am.
"Too long a political game in Washington on both sides of the aisle has stopped progress towards protecting our community and keeping our families safe," Cinema said in the Senate on Wednesday. Said in the floor speech.
"Throwing blame and trading political thorns and attacks has become the least reluctant path, but as always, our communities across the country have experienced meaningless violence. It's worth better than Washington's politics, "said the Democratic Party of Arizona. "Our community deserves the leader's commitment to put politics aside, identify problems that need to be resolved, and work hard to work together towards a common foundation and common goals."
Key provisions of the bill
This bill bans individuals convicted of domestic violence crimes against married partners or partners who share children or partners, a long-standing loophole in domestic violence law, the "boy." Close the Friend's Loophole. The people they lived with because they have guns. The old law did not include intimate partners who could not live together, get married, or share children. Currently, the law prohibits people convicted of domestic violent crimes against someone who "continues a serious relationship of romantic or intimate nature" with a gun.
The law is not retroactive. However, a person convicted of a violent domestic violent crime can regain his gun rights after five years if he has not committed any other offense.
The bill encourages states to include juvenile records in a national immediate criminal background check system with subsidies and implements a new protocol for checking those records.
The bill targets individuals who sell guns as their primary source of income, but previously evaded registration as a federal-approved firearms distributor. It will also increase funding for mental health programs and school safety.
Republicans split over the bill
There was a split between the Republicans and prominent members of the Republican leadership in the Senate.
But even if there are House Republican leaders who oppose the bill, there are already some Republicans who have indicated plans to vote on the bill. In the Senate.
Chairman Nancy Pelosi promised to "take it to the floor quickly" in the House of Representatives, "so that it could be sent to President Biden's desk" after passing the Senate.
This story and heading was updated on Thursday with additional development.