Senate Advances Gun Control Bill in Procedural Vote After Bipartisan Negotiations

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) speaks to reporters outside of the Senate Chambers of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on June 21, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Senate cleared a procedural hurdle to advance a gun control bill Tuesday night following negotiations between Republicans and Democrats.

The chamber voted 64 to 34 to advance the 80-page legislation, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Senate negotiators released the text an hour prior to the vote.