4 Key Proposals in Senate’s Gun Control Bill

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chambers of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on June 21, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Senate voted on June 21 to advance newly unveiled bipartisan gun legislation, with 14 Republicans joining all 50 members of the Democratic caucus in a 64–34 procedural vote.

The bill, which would be the most sweeping gun safety package approved by Congress in decades, includes key proposed changes to existing law.

Closing ‘Boyfriend Loophole’

A 1996 amendment to the Federal Gun Control Act barred people convicted of “a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” from buying or owning a gun.