Washington, May 26 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The US Senate held a procedural vote on a domestic terrorism bill on the 26th local time, but the bill was not passed due to obstruction by Republican lawmakers.
In the vote that day, 47 votes in favor, 47 votes against, all Republican members voted against, the bill was not passed.According to regulations, the bill needs 60 votes to break through the "long debate" to pass.
The bill, called the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022, would require the FBI, DOJ, and DHS to open offices dedicated to combating domestic terrorism so that the federal government can better assess potential domestic terrorism threats and take action against them. measures, especially against white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups, among others.
On the 14th of this month, a mass shooting occurred in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, USA, killing at least 10 people, all of whom were African Americans.Following the incident, the House of Representatives has voted to pass the bill.
White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre issued a statement that day, saying that he "regrets" the Senate's failure to pass the bill and that U.S. President Biden has "clearly stated that it is time to act."
On the 24th, at least 19 children and two teachers were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, southern Texas.In his speech that day, Biden called on the U.S. Congress to legislate as soon as possible to adopt new restrictions on the proliferation of guns.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said on the 26th that the two parties will continue to negotiate in the next two weeks and try to reach a compromise bill on gun control.
Since the beginning of this year, there have been frequent shooting incidents in the United States.According to statistics from the "Gun Violence Archives", a non-profit organization in the United States, as of May 26, there have been 213 mass shootings with more than 4 casualties in the United States this year; gun violence has killed 17,300 people and killed 14,300 people this year. People were shot.(Finish)
