House Passes ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Along Party Lines, Likely Doomed in the Senate

The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 31, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

The House of Representatives on July 29 passed legislation that would ban so-called “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and dubbed the “Assault Weapons Ban Act,” passed in a mostly party-line 217–213 vote.