President Obama’s highly controversial gun control proposal is being split into several bills that Senate Democrats hope will be easier to pass. Expanded background checks, limits on the size of weapon magazines and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s “assault weapons” ban may all be brought up for a vote.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wants to move a “placeholder” bill so he can replace it with something Republicans haven’t yet seen. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is expected to move several of the bills through committee in the next few weeks.