Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde) · House · Jun 24, 2022 · 234–193
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Share voting the stated Gun lobby position (nay)
99%
$10K+: 80 of 81 covered members
vs
33%
Below $10K: 113 of 346 covered members
Compare within each recorded party
Democrats: $10K+ n/a (0/0); below $10K 0% (0/220).
Republicans: $10K+ 99% (80/81); below $10K 90% (113/126).
Party comes from Voteview’s member record for the roll call’s Congress and may not capture changes within that Congress. Party splits do not adjust for tenure, committee roles or the mix of selected votes. Small groups can produce unstable percentages.
$11K
average traced funding, with industry; 193 covered members
$239
average traced funding, against industry; 234 covered members
0
voting members excluded for unavailable coverage
$10K+, voted with industry
- Richard Hudson$73K
- Steve Scalise$57K
- Bruce Westerman$47K
- Jim Jordan$41K
- Mike Johnson$36K
$10K+, voted against industry
- David Joyce$14K
The first federal gun law in 30 years, passed weeks after Uvalde: enhanced checks for buyers under 21, red-flag grants and the boyfriend loophole. The NRA opposed it. This is a retrospective comparison. Funding includes covered 2020–2026 election cycles and may have arrived after the vote. It does not measure whether money changed a vote. 0 voting members excluded for unavailable coverage. Threshold: $10K in traced funding.
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