Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Long title	An act to make our communities safer.
Acronyms (colloquial)	BSCA
Enacted by	the 117th United States Congress
Effective	June 25, 2022
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 117–159 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	136 Stat. 1313
Codification
Titles amended	6 U.S.C.: Domestic Security 18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure 20 U.S.C.: Education 28 U.S.C.: Judiciary and Judicial Procedure 34 U.S.C.: Crime Control and Law Enforcement 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Welfare
U.S.C. sections created	6 U.S.C. § 665k 18 U.S.C. § 932, § 933, § 934
U.S.C. sections amended	18 U.S.C. § 921, § 922, § 924, § 1956, § 1961, § 2516 28 U.S.C. § 534, § 7906 34 U.S.C. § 10152, § 40901 42 U.S.C. § 254c-19, § 1395iii
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 2938 by Marco Rubio (R–FL) on October 5, 2021 Committee consideration by Senate Environment and Public Works Passed the Senate on December 9, 2021 (unanimous consent) Passed the House on May 18, 2022 (230–190) with amendment Senate agreed to House amendment on June 23, 2022 (65–33) with further amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on June 24, 2022 (234–193) Signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 25, 2022
Major amendments
Protecting Hunting and Heritage in Education Act

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The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a United States federal law, passed in 2022. It implemented several changes to the mental health system, school safety programs, and gun control laws. Gun control laws in the bill include extended background checks for firearm purchasers under the age of 21, clarification of federal firearms license (FFL) requirements, funding for state red flag laws and other crisis intervention programs, further criminalization of arms trafficking and straw purchases, and partial closure of the gun show loophole^[1] and boyfriend loophole. It was the first federal gun control legislation enacted in 28 years.^[2]

The bill was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R–FL) on October 5, 2021, as an unrelated bill, then modified by an amendment by Senator Chris Murphy (D–CT) on June 21, 2022, and signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 25, 2022.