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House passes first major federal gun safety legislation in decades..
bill will next go to Biden for signature
The House passed a bipartisan bill on Friday to address gun violence that amounts to the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades.
Now that the House has approved the measure, it will go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law, marking a significant bipartisan breakthrough on one of the most contentious policy issues in Washington. The Senate passed the billin a late-night vote Thursday.
The measure includesmillions of dollars for mental health, school safety, crisis intervention programs and incentives for states to include juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
It also makes significant changes to the process when someone ages 18 to 21 goes to buy a firearm and closes the so-called boyfriend loophole, a victory for Democrats, who have long fought for that.
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President Joe Biden today signed into law the first major federal gun safety legislation passed in decades, marking a significant bipartisan breakthrough on one of the most contentious policy issues in Washington."God willing, it's going to save a lot of lives," Biden said at the White House as he finished signing the bill.
In his remarks today, the President announced he'd host members of Congress who supported the landmark gun safety legislation at a White House event on July 11, following his return from Europe, to celebrate the new law with the families of gun violence victims.
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