Senate Majority Leader Chuck Sumer said Tuesday night he would move quickly to pass the bill “with an initial procedural vote just tonight.” He added, “after that, we will move on to the final passage as soon as possible.”
The Senate is now expected to vote Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET on a procedural proposal to start the debate on legislation.
The bill – entitled A bipartisan Act for Safe Communities – was passed by Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Kirsten Cinema of Arizona; and Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Tom Tillis of Texas.
The Senate compromise legitimacy for firearms includes millions of dollars in investments in mental health, school safety, crisis response programs, and incentives for states to include juvenile records in the National Immediate Criminal Justice System.
It follows the announcement earlier this month of an agreement in principle on a bipartisan arms law, which was largely backed by 10 Republican senators. At least 10 Republican senators will need to join Democrats in backing any gun bill in order to get past a filibuster and get into the Senate.
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. bill.
“I support the text of the bill that was drafted by Senator Cornyn and our colleagues,” McConnell said in a statement.
This story has been updated with additional developments on Tuesday.
