The Senate on June 23 passed a bipartisan package of gun control measures after breaking a filibuster in the chamber earlier in the day.
The final Senate floor vote on the 80-page legislation, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, was 65–33. The vote had been expected to be held before a two-week July 4 recess. Earlier in the day, 15 Republicans joined all Democrats in voting to break the 60-vote filibuster threshold on the measure.
The final Senate floor vote on the 80-page legislation, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, was 65–33. The vote had been expected to be held before a two-week July 4 recess. Earlier in the day, 15 Republicans joined all Democrats in voting to break the 60-vote filibuster threshold on the measure.
The 15 Republican senators who supported the bill in the final floor vote are Sens Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Richard Burr (R-N.C), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), McConnell, Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.)….
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