Gephardt vows speedy House vote on gun billThomas Farragher, Globe Staff
Democrats say the Cornyn bill doesn’t go far enough since it includes a “probable cause” standard that would require law enforcement officials to prove that a gun buyer is an actual terrorist rather than a suspected terrorist. Instead, Democrats want a vote on legislation that would bar fire...
Democrats have been pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring that bill up for a vote in the Senate, which he has so far refused, citing White House opposition. It was not clear from Scalise's remarks whether the White House is now focused on d...
“No bill, no break,” they chanted, repeating recent demands that House GOP leaders cancel the upcoming House recess until they vote on gun control. Members took turns speaking, backed up by chants and applause.“We’ve had it. We’re not going to watch any more people in this country...
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The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021,H.R. 8, was approved with a vote of 227 to 203, with eight Republicans joining almost all Democrats in voting for the bill. Introduced by Democratic Congressman Mike Thompson, H.R. 8 would establish background check requirements for gun sales bet...
"Assault weapons need to be banned," the president said earlier this month when hesigneda bipartisan gun control bill into law. "I'm determined to ban these weapons again." Some Democrats had hoped to vote on both the assault weapons ban and on police funding legislation Friday, the final ...
Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House has expelled two of three Democratic members for their roles in a demonstration in favor of gun control following the Nashville school shooting. The chamber's split votes to oust Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones on T
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the House's vote "historic" and hailed the legislation as "a long-overdue, common-sense action to end the epidemic of gun violence in America." The White House responded that President Donald Trump will veto Thursday's bill because it would impose "burdensome...
The bill would give money to law enforcement attempting to prevent gun violence by the mentally ill.