The new date is Jun 23, 2022.
One of the most significant pieces of federal firearm legislation in decades was set up for a House vote after the Senate passed a bipartisan gun control bill.
A man chooses a gun at a gun store.
All 50 Senate Democrats and 15 Republicans supported the bill.
Lawmakers agreed to speed up the process and hold a vote by Thursday night, despite the fact that the Senate advanced the bill earlier in the day.
According to reports, the House could take up the bill as early as Friday. The chamber's Republican leaders have encouraged rank-and-file members to vote against it. President Joe Biden has said he will sign the legislation if it is passed by congress.
The bill would boost federal background check requirements for prospective gun-buyers under the age of 21, block gun sales to people convicted of domestic abuse within the last five years and offer funding for states to set up red-flag laws. Republican priorities include mental health and school safety. After 19 children and two adults were killed by a shooter at an elementary school in Texas, negotiations for gun control measures began again. A group of 20 senators, 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans, announced a broad framework for a bill less than two weeks ago, and Senate negotiators finally released legislative text earlier this week. The bill doesn't ban assault rifles, requires background checks for private gun sales or raises the age to buy a semiautomatic rifle. The bill has been framed as a step in the right direction.
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