{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://shontelbrown.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-brown-supports-passage-bipartisan-safer-communities-act", "Rep. Brown Supports Passage of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act", "2022-06-24", "2022", "2022-06", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Shontel M. Brown", "B001313", "shontelbrown.house.gov", "shontelbrown", "https://shontelbrown.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The bill, previously passed by the Senate, now heads to the President for his signature.\n\n\"A day after the Supreme Court's shocking ruling on gun safety laws, Congress is showing that we can in fact work together across the aisle to pass meaningful legislation that will save lives,\u201d said Rep. Brown. \u201cAfter thirty years of partisan gridlock, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act represents a historic opportunity to finally address the gun violence epidemic. This bipartisan package would make long overdue progress by strengthening background checks, investing in effective community violence prevention programs, and finally closing the boyfriend loophole.\n\n\"Let me be clear: this is a good bill\u2014not a perfect bill. The provisions don\u2019t go nearly as far those recently passed by the House, and I believe there is much more we can do reduce gun violence. However, I firmly believe that we cannot let the perfect prevent the possibility of progress. I will continue to fight for more responsible gun ownership laws, including universal background checks, safe storage laws and other measures supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans.\"\n\nAmong other provisions, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act would:\n\nSupport state crisis intervention orders;\n\nProtect victims of domestic violence by closing the boyfriend loophole;\n\nCreate new penalties for straw purchases;\n\nCrack down on criminals who illegally evade licensing requirements;\n\nStrengthen background checks for people under 21 to include review of juvenile and mental health records; and\n\nProvide funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:13:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://shontelbrown.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-brown-supports-passage-bipartisan-safer-communities-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3858522288501263, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}