Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022.[1].
The United States Senate voted 64-34 to approve a motion to proceed on June 21.[2] The Senate voted 65-34 to invoke cloture on the bill on June 23, and approved the bill in a 65-33 vote on the same day.[3][4] The House approved the bill in a 234-193 vote on June 24.[5]
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the bill in the form of an amendment to S. 2938 on June 21, 2022.[2] Features of the bill included:[6][7][8][9]
- Expanded background checks for individuals under the age of 21 purchasing firearms.
- Providing $11 billion for mental health services, including increased funding for the Medicaid Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic program, increased funding for school-based mental health programs, and investments in pediatric mental healthcare services.
- Preventing individuals who have been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years.
- Providing $750 million for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, also referred to as red-flag laws, that would allow authorities to confiscate firearms from individuals who have been determined by a court to be a significant danger to themselves or others. The grants could also be used to support mental health courts, drug courts, veterans courts, and extreme risk protection orders.
- Providing $2 billion for community-based violence prevention initiatives.
Negotiations on the bill began after a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. On June 12, a working group of senators announced they had reached an agreement on the bill's framework. The 20 senators who participated in the working group included:[10]
- Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)
- Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
- Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.)
- Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
- Sen. Cory Booker (D- N.J.)
- Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.)
- Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
- Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.)
- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
- Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
- Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)
- Sen. Angus King (I-Maine)
- Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)
- Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
- Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah)
- Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
- Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.)
This page provides the following information about the bill:
- Timeline of congressional action: Key dates and votes relating to the bill's adoption.
- Roll call votes on the bill
- Text of the bill: The text of the bill released on June 21, 2022.
Timeline
The following section provides an abbreviated timeline of key actions related to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022.
- June 24, 2022: The House approved the bill in a 234-193 vote.[5]
- June 23, 2022:
- June 21, 2022:
- Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) released the bill's legislative text.[11]
- The Senate voted 64-34 to approve a motion to proceed on the bill.[2]
- June 12, 2022: A bipartisan working group of 20 senators announced they had agreed upon a framework for the bill.[10]
Roll calls
House vote on the motion to concur (June 24, 2022)
The House voted 234-193 to pass the bill on June 24, 2022.[5]
- All 220 Democrats voted yes.
- Fourteen Republicans voted yes. The Republicans who voted in favor of the bill were:
- Steve Chabot (Ohio), Liz Cheney (Wyo.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Penn.), Tony Gonzales (Texas), Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio), Christopher Jacobs (N.Y.), David Joyce (Ohio), John Katko (N.Y.), Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), Peter Meijer (Mich.), Tom Rice (S.C.), Maria Elvira Salazar (Fla.), Michael Turner (Ohio), and Fred Upton (Mich.).
- Three Republicans did not vote.
- One hundred and ninety-three Republicans voted against the motion.
House vote to approve the motion to concur on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 24, 2022) | |||
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Representative | Party | State | Vote |
Adams | Democratic | North Carolina | Yea |
Aderholt | Republican | Alabama | Nay |
Aguilar | Democratic | California | Yea |
Allen | Republican | Georgien | Nay |
Allred | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Amodei | Republican | Nevada | Nay |
Armstrong | Republican | North Dakota | Nay |
Arrington | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Auchincloss | Democratic | Massachusetts | Yea |
Axne | Democratic | Iowa | Yea |
Babin | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Bacon | Republican | Nebraska | Nay |
Baird | Republican | Indiana | Nay |
Balderson | Republican | Ohio | Nay |
Banks | Republican | Indiana | Nay |
Barr | Republican | Kentucky | Nay |
Barragán | Democratic | California | Yea |
Bass | Democratic | California | Yea |
Beatty | Democratic | Ohio | Yea |
Bentz | Republican | Oregon | Nay |
Bera | Democratic | California | Yea |
Bergman | Republican | Michigan | Nay |
Beyer | Democratic | Virginia | Yea |
Bice (OK) | Republican | Oklahoma | Nay |
Biggs | Republican | Arizona | Nay |
Bilirakis | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Bishop (GA) | Democratic | Georgien | Yea |
Bishop (NC) | Republican | North Carolina | Nay |
Blumenauer | Democratic | Oregon | Yea |
Blunt Rochester | Democratic | Delaware | Yea |
Boebert | Republican | Colorado | Nay |
Bonamici | Democratic | Oregon | Yea |
Bost | Republican | Illinois | Nay |
Bourdeaux | Democratic | Georgien | Yea |
Bowman | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Boyle, Brendan F. | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Yea |
Brady | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Brooks | Republican | Alabama | Nay |
Brown (MD) | Democratic | Maryland | Yea |
Brown (OH) | Democratic | Ohio | Yea |
Brownley | Democratic | California | Yea |
Buchanan | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Buck | Republican | Colorado | Nay |
Bucshon | Republican | Indiana | Nay |
Budd | Republican | North Carolina | Nay |
Burchett | Republican | Tennessee | Nay |
Burgess | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Bush | Democratic | Missouri | Yea |
Bustos | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Butterfield | Democratic | North Carolina | Yea |
Calvert | Republican | California | Nay |
Cammack | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Carbajal | Democratic | California | Yea |
Cárdenas | Democratic | California | Yea |
Carey | Republican | Ohio | Nay |
Carl | Republican | Alabama | Nay |
Carson | Democratic | Indiana | Yea |
Carter (GA) | Republican | Georgien | Nay |
Carter (LA) | Democratic | Louisiana | Yea |
Carter (TX) | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Cartwright | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Yea |
Case | Democratic | Hawaii | Yea |
Casten | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Castor (FL) | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Castro (TX) | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Cawthorn | Republican | North Carolina | Nay |
Chabot | Republican | Ohio | Yea |
Cheney | Republican | Wyoming | Yea |
Cherfilus-McCormick | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Chu | Democratic | California | Yea |
Cicilline | Democratic | Rhode Island | Yea |
Clark (MA) | Democratic | Massachusetts | Yea |
Clarke (NY) | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Cleaver | Democratic | Missouri | Yea |
Cline | Republican | Virginia | Nay |
Cloud | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Clyburn | Democratic | South Carolina | Yea |
Clyde | Republican | Georgien | Nay |
Cohen | Democratic | Tennessee | Yea |
Cole | Republican | Oklahoma | Nay |
Comer | Republican | Kentucky | Nay |
Connolly | Democratic | Virginia | Yea |
Conway | Republican | California | Not Voting |
Cooper | Democratic | Tennessee | Yea |
Correa | Democratic | California | Yea |
Costa | Democratic | California | Yea |
Courtney | Democratic | Connecticut | Yea |
Craig | Democratic | Minnesota | Yea |
Crawford | Republican | Arkansas | Nay |
Crenshaw | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Crist | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Crow | Democratic | Colorado | Yea |
Cuellar | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Curtis | Republican | Utah | Nay |
Davids (KS) | Democratic | Kansas | Yea |
Davidson | Republican | Ohio | Nay |
Davis, Danny K. | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Davis, Rodney | Republican | Illinois | Nay |
Dean | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Yea |
DeFazio | Democratic | Oregon | Yea |
DeGette | Democratic | Colorado | Yea |
DeLauro | Democratic | Connecticut | Yea |
DelBene | Democratic | Washington | Yea |
Demings | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
DeSaulnier | Democratic | California | Yea |
DesJarlais | Republican | Tennessee | Nay |
Deutch | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Diaz-Balart | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Dingell | Democratic | Michigan | Yea |
Doggett | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Donalds | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Doyle, Michael F. | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Yea |
Duncan | Republican | South Carolina | Nay |
Dunn | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Ellzey | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Emmer | Republican | Minnesota | Nay |
Escobar | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Eshoo | Democratic | California | Yea |
Espaillat | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Estes | Republican | Kansas | Nay |
Evans | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Yea |
Fallon | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Feenstra | Republican | Iowa | Nay |
Ferguson | Republican | Georgien | Nay |
Fischbach | Republican | Minnesota | Nay |
Fitzgerald | Republican | Wisconsin | Nay |
Fitzpatrick | Republican | Pennsylvania | Yea |
Fleischmann | Republican | Tennessee | Nay |
Fletcher | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Flores | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Foster | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Foxx | Republican | North Carolina | Nay |
Frankel, Lois | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Franklin, C. Scott | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Fulcher | Republican | Idaho | Nay |
Gaetz | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Gallagher | Republican | Wisconsin | Nay |
Gallego | Democratic | Arizona | Yea |
Garamendi | Democratic | California | Yea |
Garbarino | Republican | New York | Nay |
Garcia (CA) | Republican | California | Nay |
García (IL) | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Garcia (TX) | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Gibbs | Republican | Ohio | Nay |
Gimenez | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Gohmert | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Golden | Democratic | Maine | Yea |
Gomez | Democratic | California | Yea |
Gonzales, Tony | Republican | Texas | Yea |
Gonzalez (OH) | Republican | Ohio | Yea |
Gonzalez, Vicente | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Good (VA) | Republican | Virginia | Nay |
Gooden (TX) | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Gosar | Republican | Arizona | Nay |
Gottheimer | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Granger | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Graves (LA) | Republican | Louisiana | Nay |
Graves (MO) | Republican | Missouri | Nay |
Green (TN) | Republican | Tennessee | Nay |
Green, Al (TX) | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Greene (GA) | Republican | Georgien | Nay |
Griffith | Republican | Virginia | Nay |
Grijalva | Democratic | Arizona | Yea |
Grothman | Republican | Wisconsin | Nay |
Guest | Republican | Mississippi | Nay |
Guthrie | Republican | Kentucky | Nay |
Harder (CA) | Democratic | California | Yea |
Harris | Republican | Maryland | Nay |
Harshbarger | Republican | Tennessee | Nay |
Hartzler | Republican | Missouri | Nay |
Hayes | Democratic | Connecticut | Yea |
Hern | Republican | Oklahoma | Nay |
Herrell | Republican | New Mexico | Nay |
Herrera Beutler | Republican | Washington | Nay |
Hice (GA) | Republican | Georgien | Nay |
Higgins (LA) | Republican | Louisiana | Nay |
Higgins (NY) | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Hill | Republican | Arkansas | Nay |
Himes | Democratic | Connecticut | Yea |
Hinson | Republican | Iowa | Nay |
Hollingsworth | Republican | Indiana | Nay |
Horsford | Democratic | Nevada | Yea |
Houlahan | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Yea |
Hoyer | Democratic | Maryland | Yea |
Hudson | Republican | North Carolina | Nay |
Huffman | Democratic | California | Yea |
Huizenga | Republican | Michigan | Nay |
Issa | Republican | California | Nay |
Jackson | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Jackson Lee | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Jacobs (CA) | Democratic | California | Yea |
Jacobs (NY) | Republican | New York | Yea |
Jayapal | Democratic | Washington | Yea |
Jeffries | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Johnson (GA) | Democratic | Georgien | Yea |
Johnson (LA) | Republican | Louisiana | Nay |
Johnson (OH) | Republican | Ohio | Nay |
Johnson (SD) | Republican | South Dakota | Nay |
Johnson (TX) | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Jones | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Jordanien | Republican | Ohio | Nay |
Joyce (OH) | Republican | Ohio | Yea |
Joyce (PA) | Republican | Pennsylvania | Nay |
Kahele | Democratic | Hawaii | Yea |
Kaptur | Democratic | Ohio | Yea |
Katko | Republican | New York | Yea |
Keating | Democratic | Massachusetts | Yea |
Keller | Republican | Pennsylvania | Nay |
Kelly (IL) | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Kelly (MS) | Republican | Mississippi | Nay |
Kelly (PA) | Republican | Pennsylvania | Nay |
Khanna | Democratic | California | Yea |
Kildee | Democratic | Michigan | Yea |
Kilmer | Democratic | Washington | Yea |
Kim (CA) | Republican | California | Nay |
Kim (NJ) | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Kind | Democratic | Wisconsin | Yea |
Kinzinger | Republican | Illinois | Yea |
Kirkpatrick | Democratic | Arizona | Yea |
Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Kuster | Democratic | New Hampshire | Yea |
Kustoff | Republican | Tennessee | Nay |
LaHood | Republican | Illinois | Nay |
LaMalfa | Republican | California | Nay |
Lamb | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Yea |
Lamborn | Republican | Colorado | Nay |
Langevin | Democratic | Rhode Island | Yea |
Larsen (WA) | Democratic | Washington | Yea |
Larson (CT) | Democratic | Connecticut | Yea |
Latta | Republican | Ohio | Nay |
LaTurner | Republican | Kansas | Nay |
Lawrence | Democratic | Michigan | Yea |
Lawson (FL) | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Lee (CA) | Democratic | California | Yea |
Lee (NV) | Democratic | Nevada | Yea |
Leger Fernandez | Democratic | New Mexico | Yea |
Lesko | Republican | Arizona | Nay |
Letlow | Republican | Louisiana | Nay |
Levin (CA) | Democratic | California | Yea |
Levin (MI) | Democratic | Michigan | Yea |
Lieu | Democratic | California | Yea |
Lofgren | Democratic | California | Yea |
Long | Republican | Missouri | Nay |
Loudermilk | Republican | Georgien | Nay |
Lowenthal | Democratic | California | Yea |
Lucas | Republican | Oklahoma | Nay |
Luetkemeyer | Republican | Missouri | Nay |
Luria | Democratic | Virginia | Yea |
Lynch | Democratic | Massachusetts | Yea |
Mace | Republican | South Carolina | Nay |
Malinowski | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Malliotakis | Republican | New York | Nay |
Maloney, Carolyn B. | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Maloney, Sean | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Mann | Republican | Kansas | Nay |
Manning | Democratic | North Carolina | Yea |
Massie | Republican | Kentucky | Nay |
Mast | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Matsui | Democratic | California | Yea |
McBath | Democratic | Georgien | Yea |
McCarthy | Republican | California | Nay |
McCaul | Republican | Texas | Nay |
McClain | Republican | Michigan | Nay |
McClintock | Republican | California | Nay |
McCollum | Democratic | Minnesota | Yea |
McEachin | Democratic | Virginia | Yea |
McGovern | Democratic | Massachusetts | Yea |
McHenry | Republican | North Carolina | Nay |
McKinley | Republican | West Virginia | Nay |
McNerney | Democratic | California | Yea |
Meeks | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Meijer | Republican | Michigan | Yea |
Meng | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Meuser | Republican | Pennsylvania | Nay |
Mfume | Democratic | Maryland | Yea |
Miller (IL) | Republican | Illinois | Nay |
Miller (WV) | Republican | West Virginia | Nay |
Miller-Meeks | Republican | Iowa | Nay |
Moolenaar | Republican | Michigan | Nay |
Mooney | Republican | West Virginia | Nay |
Moore (AL) | Republican | Alabama | Nay |
Moore (UT) | Republican | Utah | Nay |
Moore (WI) | Democratic | Wisconsin | Yea |
Morelle | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Moulton | Democratic | Massachusetts | Yea |
Mrvan | Democratic | Indiana | Yea |
Mullin | Republican | Oklahoma | Nay |
Murphy (FL) | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Murphy (NC) | Republican | North Carolina | Nay |
Nadler | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Napolitano | Democratic | California | Yea |
Neal | Democratic | Massachusetts | Yea |
Neguse | Democratic | Colorado | Yea |
Nehls | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Newhouse | Republican | Washington | Nay |
Newman | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Norcross | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Norman | Republican | South Carolina | Nay |
O'Halleran | Democratic | Arizona | Yea |
Obernolte | Republican | California | Nay |
Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Omar | Democratic | Minnesota | Yea |
Owens | Republican | Utah | Nay |
Palazzo | Republican | Mississippi | Nay |
Pallone | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Palmer | Republican | Alabama | Nay |
Panetta | Democratic | California | Yea |
Pappas | Democratic | New Hampshire | Yea |
Pascrell | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Payne | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Pelosi | Democratic | California | Yea |
Pence | Republican | Indiana | Not Voting |
Perlmutter | Democratic | Colorado | Yea |
Perry | Republican | Pennsylvania | Nay |
Peters | Democratic | California | Yea |
Pfluger | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Phillips | Democratic | Minnesota | Yea |
Pingree | Democratic | Maine | Yea |
Pocan | Democratic | Wisconsin | Yea |
Porter | Democratic | California | Yea |
Posey | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Pressley | Democratic | Massachusetts | Yea |
Price (NC) | Democratic | North Carolina | Yea |
Quigley | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Raskin | Democratic | Maryland | Yea |
Reschenthaler | Republican | Pennsylvania | Nay |
Rice (NY) | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Rice (SC) | Republican | South Carolina | Yea |
Rodgers (WA) | Republican | Washington | Nay |
Rogers (AL) | Republican | Alabama | Nay |
Rogers (KY) | Republican | Kentucky | Nay |
Rose | Republican | Tennessee | Nay |
Rosendale | Republican | Montana | Nay |
Ross | Democratic | North Carolina | Yea |
Rouzer | Republican | North Carolina | Nay |
Roy | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Roybal-Allard | Democratic | California | Yea |
Ruiz | Democratic | California | Yea |
Ruppersberger | Democratic | Maryland | Yea |
Rush | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Rutherford | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Ryan | Democratic | Ohio | Yea |
Salazar | Republican | Florida | Yea |
Sánchez | Democratic | California | Yea |
Sarbanes | Democratic | Maryland | Yea |
Scalise | Republican | Louisiana | Nay |
Scanlon | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Yea |
Schakowsky | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Schiff | Democratic | California | Yea |
Schneider | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Schrader | Democratic | Oregon | Yea |
Schrier | Democratic | Washington | Yea |
Schweikert | Republican | Arizona | Nay |
Scott (VA) | Democratic | Virginia | Yea |
Scott, Austin | Republican | Georgien | Nay |
Scott, David | Democratic | Georgien | Yea |
Sessions | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Sewell | Democratic | Alabama | Yea |
Sherman | Democratic | California | Yea |
Sherrill | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Simpson | Republican | Idaho | Nay |
Sires | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Slotkin | Democratic | Michigan | Yea |
Smith (MO) | Republican | Missouri | Nay |
Smith (NE) | Republican | Nebraska | Nay |
Smith (NJ) | Republican | New Jersey | Nay |
Smith (WA) | Democratic | Washington | Yea |
Smucker | Republican | Pennsylvania | Nay |
Soto | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Spanberger | Democratic | Virginia | Yea |
Spartz | Republican | Indiana | Nay |
Speier | Democratic | California | Yea |
Stansbury | Democratic | New Mexico | Yea |
Stanton | Democratic | Arizona | Yea |
Stauber | Republican | Minnesota | Nay |
Steel | Republican | California | Nay |
Stefanik | Republican | New York | Nay |
Steil | Republican | Wisconsin | Nay |
Steube | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Stevens | Democratic | Michigan | Yea |
Stewart | Republican | Utah | Nay |
Strickland | Democratic | Washington | Yea |
Suozzi | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Swalwell | Democratic | California | Yea |
Takano | Democratic | California | Yea |
Taylor | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Tenney | Republican | New York | Nay |
Thompson (CA) | Democratic | California | Yea |
Thompson (MS) | Democratic | Mississippi | Yea |
Thompson (PA) | Republican | Pennsylvania | Nay |
Tiffany | Republican | Wisconsin | Nay |
Timmons | Republican | South Carolina | Nay |
Titus | Democratic | Nevada | Yea |
Tlaib | Democratic | Michigan | Yea |
Tonko | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Torres (CA) | Democratic | California | Yea |
Torres (NY) | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Trahan | Democratic | Massachusetts | Yea |
Trone | Democratic | Maryland | Yea |
Turner | Republican | Ohio | Yea |
Underwood | Democratic | Illinois | Yea |
Upton | Republican | Michigan | Yea |
Valadao | Republican | California | Nay |
Van Drew | Republican | New Jersey | Nay |
Van Duyne | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Vargas | Democratic | California | Yea |
Veasey | Democratic | Texas | Yea |
Velázquez | Democratic | New York | Yea |
Wagner | Republican | Missouri | Nay |
Walberg | Republican | Michigan | Nay |
Walorski | Republican | Indiana | Nay |
Waltz | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Waters | Democratic | California | Yea |
Watson Coleman | Democratic | New Jersey | Yea |
Weber (TX) | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Webster (FL) | Republican | Florida | Nay |
Welch | Democratic | Vermont | Yea |
Wenstrup | Republican | Ohio | Nay |
Westerman | Republican | Arkansas | Nay |
Wexton | Democratic | Virginia | Yea |
Wild | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Yea |
Williams (GA) | Democratic | Georgien | Yea |
Williams (TX) | Republican | Texas | Nay |
Wilson (FL) | Democratic | Florida | Yea |
Wilson (SC) | Republican | South Carolina | Nay |
Wittman | Republican | Virginia | Nay |
Womack | Republican | Arkansas | Nay |
Yarmuth | Democratic | Kentucky | Yea |
Zeldin | Republican | New York | Not Voting |
Senate vote on the motion to concur (June 23, 2022)
The Senate voted 65-33 to pass the bill on June 23, 2022.[4]
- Forty-eight Democrats voted yes.
- The two independents who caucus with Democrats also voted yes.
- Fifteen Republicans voted yes. The Republicans who voted in favor of the bill were:
- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.).
- Two Republicans did not vote
- Thirty-three Republicans voted against the motion.
Senate vote to approve the motion to concur on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 23, 2022) | |||
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Senator | Party | State | Vote |
Baldwin | Democratic | WI | Yea |
Barrasso | Republican | WY | Nay |
Bennet | Democratic | CO | Yea |
Blackburn | Republican | TN | Nay |
Blumenthal | Democratic | CT | Yea |
Blunt | Republican | MO | Yea |
Booker | Democratic | NJ | Yea |
Boozman | Republican | AR | Nay |
Braun | Republican | IN | Nay |
Brown | Democratic | OH | Yea |
Burr | Republican | NC | Yea |
Cantwell | Democratic | WA | Yea |
Capito | Republican | WV | Yea |
Cardin | Democratic | MD | Yea |
Carper | Democratic | DE | Yea |
Casey | Democratic | PA | Yea |
Cassidy | Republican | LA | Yea |
Collins | Republican | ME | Yea |
Coons | Democratic | DE | Yea |
Cornyn | Republican | TX | Yea |
Cortez Masto | Democratic | NV | Yea |
Cotton | Republican | AR | Not Voting |
Cramer | Republican | ND | Not Voting |
Crapo | Republican | ID | Nay |
Cruz | Republican | TX | Nay |
Daines | Republican | MT | Nay |
Duckworth | Democratic | IL | Yea |
Durbin | Democratic | IL | Yea |
Ernst | Republican | IA | Yea |
Feinstein | Democratic | CA | Yea |
Fischer | Republican | NE | Nay |
Gillibrand | Democratic | NY | Yea |
Graham | Republican | SC | Yea |
Grassley | Republican | IA | Nay |
Hagerty | Republican | TN | Nay |
Hassan | Democratic | NH | Yea |
Hawley | Republican | MO | Nay |
Heinrich | Democratic | NM | Yea |
Hickenlooper | Democratic | CO | Yea |
Hirono | Democratic | HI | Yea |
Hoeven | Republican | ND | Nay |
Hyde-Smith | Republican | MS | Nay |
Inhofe | Republican | OK | Nay |
Johnson | Republican | WI | Nay |
Kaine | Democratic | VA | Yea |
Kelly | Democratic | AZ | Yea |
Kennedy | Republican | LA | Nay |
King | Independent | ME | Yea |
Klobuchar | Democratic | MN | Yea |
Lankford | Republican | OK | Nay |
Leahy | Democratic | VT | Yea |
Lee | Republican | UT | Nay |
Lujan | Democratic | NM | Yea |
Lummis | Republican | WY | Nay |
Manchin | Democratic | WV | Yea |
Markey | Democratic | MA | Yea |
Marshall | Republican | KS | Nay |
McConnell | Republican | KY | Yea |
Menendez | Democratic | NJ | Yea |
Merkley | Democratic | OR | Yea |
Moran | Republican | KS | Nay |
Murkowski | Republican | AK | Yea |
Murphy | Democratic | CT | Yea |
Murray | Democratic | WA | Yea |
Ossoff | Democratic | GA | Yea |
Padilla | Democratic | CA | Yea |
Paul | Republican | KY | Nay |
Peters | Democratic | MI | Yea |
Portman | Republican | OH | Yea |
Reed | Democratic | RI | Yea |
Risch | Republican | ID | Nay |
Romney | Republican | UT | Yea |
Rosen | Democratic | NV | Yea |
Rounds | Republican | SD | Nay |
Rubio | Republican | FL | Nay |
Sanders | Independent | VT | Yea |
Sasse | Republican | NE | Nay |
Schatz | Democratic | HI | Yea |
Schumer | Democratic | NY | Yea |
Scott | Republican | FL | Nay |
Scott | Republican | SC | Nay |
Shaheen | Democratic | NH | Yea |
Shelby | Republican | AL | Nay |
Sinema | Democratic | AZ | Yea |
Smith | Democratic | MN | Yea |
Stabenow | Democratic | MI | Yea |
Sullivan | Republican | AK | Nay |
Tester | Democratic | MT | Yea |
Thune | Republican | SD | Nay |
Tillis | Republican | NC | Yea |
Toomey | Republican | PA | Yea |
Tuberville | Republican | AL | Nay |
Van Hollen | Democratic | MD | Yea |
Warner | Democratic | VA | Yea |
Warnock | Democratic | GA | Yea |
Warren | Democratic | MA | Yea |
Whitehouse | Democratic | RI | Yea |
Wicker | Republican | MS | Nay |
Wyden | Democratic | OR | Yea |
Young | Republican | IN | Yea |
Senate vote to invoke cloture (June 23, 2022)
The Senate voted 65-34 to invoke cloture on June 23, 2022.[3]
- Forty-eight Democrats voted yes.
- The two independents who caucus with Democrats also voted yes.
- Fifteen Republicans voted yes. The Republicans who voted in favor of the bill were:
- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.).
- One Republican did not vote.
- Thirty-four Republicans voted against the motion.
Senate vote to invoke cloture on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 23, 2022) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Senator | Party | State | Vote |
Baldwin | Democratic | WI | Yea |
Barrasso | Republican | WY | Nay |
Bennet | Democratic | CO | Yea |
Blackburn | Republican | TN | Nay |
Blumenthal | Democratic | CT | Yea |
Blunt | Republican | MO | Yea |
Booker | Democratic | NJ | Yea |
Boozman | Republican | AR | Nay |
Braun | Republican | IN | Nay |
Brown | Democratic | OH | Yea |
Burr | Republican | NC | Yea |
Cantwell | Democratic | WA | Yea |
Capito | Republican | WV | Yea |
Cardin | Democratic | MD | Yea |
Carper | Democratic | DE | Yea |
Casey | Democratic | PA | Yea |
Cassidy | Republican | LA | Yea |
Collins | Republican | ME | Yea |
Coons | Democratic | DE | Yea |
Cornyn | Republican | TX | Yea |
Cortez Masto | Democratic | NV | Yea |
Cotton | Republican | AR | Nay |
Cramer | Republican | ND | Not Voting |
Crapo | Republican | ID | Nay |
Cruz | Republican | TX | Nay |
Daines | Republican | MT | Nay |
Duckworth | Democratic | IL | Yea |
Durbin | Democratic | IL | Yea |
Ernst | Republican | IA | Yea |
Feinstein | Democratic | CA | Yea |
Fischer | Republican | NE | Nay |
Gillibrand | Democratic | NY | Yea |
Graham | Republican | SC | Yea |
Grassley | Republican | IA | Nay |
Hagerty | Republican | TN | Nay |
Hassan | Democratic | NH | Yea |
Hawley | Republican | MO | Nay |
Heinrich | Democratic | NM | Yea |
Hickenlooper | Democratic | CO | Yea |
Hirono | Democratic | HI | Yea |
Hoeven | Republican | ND | Nay |
Hyde-Smith | Republican | MS | Nay |
Inhofe | Republican | OK | Nay |
Johnson | Republican | WI | Nay |
Kaine | Democratic | VA | Yea |
Kelly | Democratic | AZ | Yea |
Kennedy | Republican | LA | Nay |
King | Independent | ME | Yea |
Klobuchar | Democratic | MN | Yea |
Lankford | Republican | OK | Nay |
Leahy | Democratic | VT | Yea |
Lee | Republican | UT | Nay |
Lujan | Democratic | NM | Yea |
Lummis | Republican | WY | Nay |
Manchin | Democratic | WV | Yea |
Markey | Democratic | MA | Yea |
Marshall | Republican | KS | Nay |
McConnell | Republican | KY | Yea |
Menendez | Democratic | NJ | Yea |
Merkley | Democratic | OR | Yea |
Moran | Republican | KS | Nay |
Murkowski | Republican | AK | Yea |
Murphy | Democratic | CT | Yea |
Murray | Democratic | WA | Yea |
Ossoff | Democratic | GA | Yea |
Padilla | Democratic | CA | Yea |
Paul | Republican | KY | Nay |
Peters | Democratic | MI | Yea |
Portman | Republican | OH | Yea |
Reed | Democratic | RI | Yea |
Risch | Republican | ID | Nay |
Romney | Republican | UT | Yea |
Rosen | Democratic | NV | Yea |
Rounds | Republican | SD | Nay |
Rubio | Republican | FL | Nay |
Sanders | Independent | VT | Yea |
Sasse | Republican | NE | Nay |
Schatz | Democratic | HI | Yea |
Schumer | Democratic | NY | Yea |
Scott | Republican | FL | Nay |
Scott | Republican | SC | Nay |
Shaheen | Democratic | NH | Yea |
Shelby | Republican | AL | Nay |
Sinema | Democratic | AZ | Yea |
Smith | Democratic | MN | Yea |
Stabenow | Democratic | MI | Yea |
Sullivan | Republican | AK | Nay |
Tester | Democratic | MT | Yea |
Thune | Republican | SD | Nay |
Tillis | Republican | NC | Yea |
Toomey | Republican | PA | Yea |
Tuberville | Republican | AL | Nay |
Van Hollen | Democratic | MD | Yea |
Warner | Democratic | VA | Yea |
Warnock | Democratic | GA | Yea |
Warren | Democratic | MA | Yea |
Whitehouse | Democratic | RI | Yea |
Wicker | Republican | MS | Nay |
Wyden | Democratic | OR | Yea |
Young | Republican | IN | Yea |
Senate vote on the motion to proceed (June 21, 2022)
The Senate voted 64-34 in favor of the motion to proceed on June 21, 2022.[2]
- 48 Democrats voted yes.
- The two independents who caucus with Democrats also voted yes.
- Fourteen Republicans voted yes. The Republicans who voted in favor of the bill were:
- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.).
- 2 Republicans did not vote.
- 34 Republicans voted against the motion.
Senate vote to approve the motion to proceed on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 21, 2022) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Senator | Party | State | Vote |
Baldwin | Democratic | WI | Yea |
Barrasso | Republican | WY | Nay |
Bennet | Democratic | CO | Yea |
Blackburn | Republican | TN | Nay |
Blumenthal | Democratic | CT | Yea |
Blunt | Republican | MO | Yea |
Booker | Democratic | NJ | Yea |
Boozman | Republican | AR | Nay |
Braun | Republican | IN | Nay |
Brown | Democratic | OH | Yea |
Burr | Republican | NC | Yea |
Cantwell | Democratic | WA | Yea |
Capito | Republican | WV | Yea |
Cardin | Democratic | MD | Yea |
Carper | Democratic | DE | Yea |
Casey | Democratic | PA | Yea |
Cassidy | Republican | LA | Yea |
Collins | Republican | ME | Yea |
Coons | Democratic | DE | Yea |
Cornyn | Republican | TX | Yea |
Cortez Masto | Democratic | NV | Yea |
Cotton | Republican | AR | Nay |
Cramer | Republican | ND | Not Voting |
Crapo | Republican | ID | Nay |
Cruz | Republican | TX | Nay |
Daines | Republican | MT | Nay |
Duckworth | Democratic | IL | Yea |
Durbin | Democratic | IL | Yea |
Ernst | Republican | IA | Yea |
Feinstein | Democratic | CA | Yea |
Fischer | Republican | NE | Nay |
Gillibrand | Democratic | NY | Yea |
Graham | Republican | SC | Yea |
Grassley | Republican | IA | Nay |
Hagerty | Republican | TN | Nay |
Hassan | Democratic | NH | Yea |
Hawley | Republican | MO | Nay |
Heinrich | Democratic | NM | Yea |
Hickenlooper | Democratic | CO | Yea |
Hirono | Democratic | HI | Yea |
Hoeven | Republican | ND | Nay |
Hyde-Smith | Republican | MS | Nay |
Inhofe | Republican | OK | Nay |
Johnson | Republican | WI | Nay |
Kaine | Democratic | VA | Yea |
Kelly | Democratic | AZ | Yea |
Kennedy | Republican | LA | Nay |
King | Independent | ME | Yea |
Klobuchar | Democratic | MN | Yea |
Lankford | Republican | OK | Nay |
Leahy | Democratic | VT | Yea |
Lee | Republican | UT | Nay |
Lujan | Democratic | NM | Yea |
Lummis | Republican | WY | Nay |
Manchin | Democratic | WV | Yea |
Markey | Democratic | MA | Yea |
Marshall | Republican | KS | Nay |
McConnell | Republican | KY | Yea |
Menendez | Democratic | NJ | Yea |
Merkley | Democratic | OR | Yea |
Moran | Republican | KS | Nay |
Murkowski | Republican | AK | Yea |
Murphy | Democratic | CT | Yea |
Murray | Democratic | WA | Yea |
Ossoff | Democratic | GA | Yea |
Padilla | Democratic | CA | Yea |
Paul | Republican | KY | Nay |
Peters | Democratic | MI | Yea |
Portman | Republican | OH | Yea |
Reed | Democratic | RI | Yea |
Risch | Republican | ID | Nay |
Romney | Republican | UT | Yea |
Rosen | Democratic | NV | Yea |
Rounds | Republican | SD | Nay |
Rubio | Republican | FL | Nay |
Sanders | Independent | VT | Yea |
Sasse | Republican | NE | Nay |
Schatz | Democratic | HI | Yea |
Schumer | Democratic | NY | Yea |
Scott | Republican | FL | Nay |
Scott | Republican | SC | Nay |
Shaheen | Democratic | NH | Yea |
Shelby | Republican | AL | Nay |
Sinema | Democratic | AZ | Yea |
Smith | Democratic | MN | Yea |
Stabenow | Democratic | MI | Yea |
Sullivan | Republican | AK | Nay |
Tester | Democratic | MT | Yea |
Thune | Republican | SD | Nay |
Tillis | Republican | NC | Yea |
Toomey | Republican | PA | Not Voting |
Tuberville | Republican | AL | Nay |
Van Hollen | Democratic | MD | Yea |
Warner | Democratic | VA | Yea |
Warnock | Democratic | GA | Yea |
Warren | Democratic | MA | Yea |
Whitehouse | Democratic | RI | Yea |
Wicker | Republican | MS | Nay |
Wyden | Democratic | OR | Yea |
Young | Republican | IN | Yea |
Text of the bill
The legislative text below was released by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on June 21, 2022.[11]
Key legislation during Biden administration
This section provides links to coverage of key federal legislation considered during the Biden administration. To be included, the bill must have met several of the following qualifying factors:
- Collaboration between the president and congressional leadership on the bill
- Use of the reconciliation process to pass the bill
- Changes to the congressional procedure to pass the bill
- Estimated cost of the bill as evaluated by the Congressional Budget Office
- Extent of public relations campaign to promote the bill
- Domestic and international policy ramifications
Legislation in the 118th Congress
- H.R.815: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
- Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
- H.J.Res.7: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.
- H.J.Res.30: Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights"
Legislation in the 117th Congress
- Respect for Marriage Act of 2022
- Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022
- Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
- Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022
- Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (amendment to H.R. 5746: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021)
- American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- Build Back Better Act
- Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2022
- For the People Act of 2021
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021
See also
- United States school shootings and firearm incidents, 1990-present
- Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (amendment to H.R. 5746: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021)
- Build Back Better Act
- HR 1319—American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- 117th Congress
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CBS, "Biden signs bipartisan gun control bill into law," June 25, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Congress.gov, "S.2938," accessed June 22, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Senate, "Vote 1172," accessed June 23, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Axios, "Senate passes bipartisan gun safety bill," June 23, 2022
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The New York Times, "Congress Passes Bipartisan Gun Legislation, Clearing It for Biden," June 24, 2022
- ↑ Fox News, "Senate votes to advance bipartisan gun control legislation," June 22, 2022
- ↑ The New York Times, "Bipartisan Gun Bill Clears Initial Vote in Senate," June 21, 2022
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "U.S. Senate, in 64-34 vote, advances bipartisan gun legislation backed by Cornyn," June 21, 2022
- ↑ Office of Senator Chris Murphy, "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act One Pager," accessed June 22, 2022
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Office of Senator Chris Murphy, "Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Agreement," June 12, 2022
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Office of Senator Chris Murphy, "Murphy Statement on Gun Safety Legislative Text," June 21, 2022
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