Senate to start votes on gun bill on Wednesday

[Tx4obama]

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Agreement on next amendments to S.649, gun safety legislation; 9 RCV @ 4:00pm
Apr 16, ’13 7:46 PM
Categories Floor Updates

The Senate has reached an agreement for 8 additional amendments to be in order S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. The Manchin-Toomey amendment #715 (background checks) is currently pending to the bill. The agreement results in a series of up to 9 roll call votes at approximately 4:00pm on Wednesday, April 17th. The details of the agreement are below.



It is in order for the Manchin-Toomey amendment #715 to be set aside and the following amendments to be called up:

- Grassley substitute amendment consistent with the summary which is at the desk;

- Leahy-Collins amendment #713 (trafficking);

- Cornyn amendment #719 (conceal carry);

- Feinstein amendment #711 (assault weapons/clip bans);

- Burr amendment #720 (veterans/guns);

- Lautenberg-Blumenthal amendment #714 (high capacity clip ban)

- Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy) and

- Harkin-Alexander amendment relative to mental health, the text of which is at the desk.



Following Leader remarks on Wednesday, April 17th, the time until 4:00pm will be equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees, to debate the amendments concurrently.



At approximately 4:00pm, the Senate will proceed to a series of up to 9 roll call votes in the order listed below. All amendments will be subject to a 60 affirmative-vote threshold. No other amendments or motions to commit are in order to any of these amendments or to the bill prior to these votes. There will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote. All votes after the first vote will be 10 minutes in duration.

- Manchin-Toomey amendment #715

- Grassley substitute amendment consistent with the summary which is at the desk;

- Leahy-Collins amendment #713 (trafficking);

- Cornyn amendment #719 (conceal carry);

- Feinstein amendment #711 (assault weapons/clip bans);

- Burr amendment #720 (veterans/guns);

- Lautenberg-Blumenthal amendment #714 (high capacity clip ban)

- Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy) and

- Harkin-Alexander amendment relative to mental health, the text of which is at the desk.

http://democrats.senate.gov/2013/04/16/agreement-on-next-amendments-to-s-649-gun-safety-legislation-9-rcv-400pm/

[rdharma]

1. Thanks! I'll be watching. nt