Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Official title: “To make our communities safer.”
What this law changes
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Transparency Score
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Press releases by members of Congress
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Read from 510 of 510 organizations' sites, releases since January 3, 2025, through October 7, 2026.
How it passed
The Senate passed it 65 to 33 on June 23, 2022, with 2 senators who did not vote.
The House passed it 234 to 193 on June 24, 2022, with 3 members who did not vote.
It became law on June 25, 2022.
The question on the official record: House, “On Concurring in the Senate Amendments to the House Amendment”. Senate, “On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House amendment to S. 2938 with an amendment (Amdt. No. 5099))”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 14 | 193 | 0 | 3 |
| House Democrats | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate Republicans | 15 | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| Senate Democrats | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate independents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Dollars under this law's emergency funds
Confirmed from the official recordAgencies report committing $3,991,938,632.75 of the $4,487,664,079.45 set aside under this law's emergency funds, and paying out $2,632,656,304.54, through August 31, 2026.
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