Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (2022)

1) Link to the Text of the Act
Read the statute (Public Law 117–159)

2) Why It Was Done
Passed in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, NY, and Uvalde, TX, the Act was designed to enhance background checks, fund mental health and school safety programs, and support state “red flag” laws.

3) Pre-existing Law or Constitutional Rights
The Gun Control Act of 1968 and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1993) created federal gun background check systems. This Act updated and expanded those frameworks without creating sweeping new bans.