Fifteen Republican senators on Thursday joined Democrats in voting to pass a bill to address gun violence, advancing the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades.
The measure will next go to the House of Representatives — where Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised to bring the legislation forward “eerste ding” — before it can go to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.
The Republicans who voted in support of the measure are the same ones who had voted to break a filibuster earlier Thursday. Those GOP senators are:
- Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Senate minority leader
- Roy Blunt van Missouri
- Richard Burr van Noord-Carolina
- Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
- Bill Cassidy van Louisiana
- Susan Collins van Maine
- John Cornyn of Texas
- Joni Ernst of Iowa
- Lindsey Graham van Suid-Carolina
- Lisa Murkowski van Alaska
- Rob Portman of Ohio
- Mitt Romney van Utah
- Thom Tillis of North Carolina
- Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania
- Todd Young of Indiana
Van die 15, vier — Blunt, Burr, Portman and Toomey — are retiring at the end of their terms.
This headline and story have been updated to reflect the final Senate vote.
