Two months after a deadly California shooting, the president will unveil a plan to expand background checks without Congress
with Biden to act alone as Congress appears unlikely to reach further compromise on the issue.
The president’s executive order also calls for his administration to speed up the implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Within 60 days, every agency involved in the legislation’s rollout will be required to send Biden a report outlining progress and additional steps needed to push the law forward.
Just as the Federal Emergency Management Agency responds during a hurricane, Biden will ask members of his Cabinet to coordinate a response plan to address short and long-term needs in communities struck by mass shootings.
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