Domestic terror bill passes

The US House of Representatives has passed legislation that would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism, in response to the racistmass shooting in Buffalo, NewYork. The House passed a similar measure in 2020, only to have it languish in the Senate. Lacking support in the Senate to move ahead with the gun control legislation they say is necessary to stop mass shootings, Democrats are instead pushing for a broader federal focus on domestic terrorism. Supporters of the bill say it will fill the gaps in intelligence sharing among the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, so they can better track and respond to the growing threat ofwhite extremist terrorism.