Connecticut two U.S. Senators are touting several gun violence prevention provisions in the omnibus appropriations bill passed by the Senate Thursday night.  There is $128-million for the FBI to conduct background checks and $58-million for states to improve their criminal background check databases. 

The bill also includes $115-million for the President's Now is the Time initiative to expand access to mental health services. 

$75-millionis set aside for the National Institute of Justice to conduct a new Comprehensive School Safety Initiative to study the causes of school violence and provide pilot grants to test state and local school safety initiatives,  $15-million was included in the bill to train police on how to respond to active shooter situations.