[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                            Gun Legislation

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, earlier this evening, Democratic and 
Republican negotiators finally released, after a lot of hard work, a 
bipartisan gun safety bill.
  This bipartisan gun safety legislation is progress and will save 
lives. While it is not everything we want, this legislation is urgently 
needed. As the author of the Brady background checks bill, which passed 
in 1994, I am pleased that for the first time in nearly 30 years, 
Congress is back on the path to take meaningful action to address gun 
violence.
  I will now take the first steps to move this lifesaving legislation 
on the Senate floor for a vote, with an initial procedural vote 
tonight. Following that, we will move to final passage as soon as 
possible. I expect the bill to pass the Senate by the week's end.
  I want to commend all of my colleagues--so many who worked so hard on 
this bill--for their diligent and astute efforts to finalize this 
legislation. I want to particularly single out Senators Murphy, Sinema, 
Cornyn, and Tillis, who really led the charge to put this together.

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