--- title: House Sit In: Susan Collins Gun Control Bill to Get Vote description: Susan Collins said her bipartisan bill to block people on terrorist watch lists from buying guns will receive a test vote canonical: https://time.com/4380208/house-sit-in-gun-control-congress/ author: Rosalie Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-23T17:04:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:29:48.556Z article:section: Politics og:title: Republican Senator Says Compromise Gun Control Bill Will Get Test Vote og:description: It may take place as soon as Thursday afternoon og:url: https://time.com/4380208/house-sit-in-gun-control-congress/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bb065aa9943284e/6988992cf887dc0f0de965d2/gettyimages-541959802.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Senators Unveil Bipartisan Gun Proposal og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Republican Senator Says Compromise Gun Control Bill Will Get Test Vote twitter:description: It may take place as soon as Thursday afternoon twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bb065aa9943284e/6988992cf887dc0f0de965d2/gettyimages-541959802.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Republican Senator Susan Collins Says Compromise Gun Control Bill Will Get Test Vote > Sponsored content. 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John Yarmuth, of Kentucky, tweeted Wednesday morning._ by [Rosalie Chan](https://time.com/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Jun 23, 2016 5:04 PM UTC Democrats sat on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to “demand action on commonsense gun legislation,” Rep. John Yarmuth, of Kentucky, tweeted Wednesday morning. by [Rosalie Chan](https://time.com/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Jun 23, 2016 5:04 PM UTC Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins said her bipartisan bill to [block people on terrorist watch lists from buying guns](http://time.com/4173116/gun-control-barack-obama-polls/?iid=sr-link2) [will receive a test vote](http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/284626-gop-senator-compromise-gun-bill-to-get-test-vote) as soon as Thursday afternoon. Democrats have been [sitting in](http://time.com/4379721/gun-control-sit-in-house-democrats-july/?xid=homepage) on [the House floor](http://time.com/4379215/see-inside-house-democrats-gun-control-sit-in/?iid=sr-link8) to force a vote on [gun control legislation](http://time.com/4378376/gun-control-house-sit-in-congress-orlando-shooting/?iid=sr-link1). Collins, in remarks reported by [_The Hill_](http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/284626-gop-senator-compromise-gun-bill-to-get-test-vote), said it was her “best bet” that a vote on a motion to table her proposal will take place Thursday afternoon. Supporters of her proposal will need a majority of the [Senate](http://time.com/4375965/hillary-clinton-orlando-shooting-senate-gun-control-vote/?iid=sr-link10) to vote against tabling it. The legislation would allow the Attorney General to block gun sales to a person on the no-fly list or “selectee list,” which requires additional airport screening. It would also allow for that decision to be appealed. \[[_The Hill_](http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/284626-gop-senator-compromise-gun-bill-to-get-test-vote)\] ## Transcript [00:00] We must remove the blinders. The time for silence and [00:03] patience is long gone. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] We'll [00:19] call in on a leadership of the House to bring common [00:23] sense gun control legislation to the House floor. Give us a [00:27] vote! Let us vote! We came here to do [00:31] our job! We came here to work! [ BLANK_AUDIO ] The [00:36] American people demand action. There comes a time [00:39] when you have to say something. When you have to make [00:42] a little noise. Yes. That's right. When you have to move [00:46] your feet. This is the time. Now [00:50] is the time to get in the way. Yes. Mm- hm. [00:55] The time to act is now. We will be silent no [01:00] more. 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