
Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013
Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] (D-NV)
Latest Action (2013-04-18): Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2777-2782)
Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 – Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act), the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Act), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and the federal criminal code to require background checks for all firearm sales, prohibit straw purchases of firearms, and expand the school safety grant program. Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 – Amends the NICS Act to eliminate from the records concerning persons who are prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm, about which a state must submit estimates to the Attorney General for purposes of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System: (1) a record that identifies a person for whom an indictment has been returned for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or who is a fugitive from justice and for which a record of final disposition is not available; and (2) a record that identifies a person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, a controlled substance. Directs the Attorney General to establish the applicable time period for the occurrence of events which would disqualify a person from possessing a firearm (currently, within the prior 20 years) in pertinent records. Replaces provisions requiring that a specified percentage of grants to states and Indian tribal governments for establishing, planning, or improving identification technologies for firearms eligibility determinations be used to maintain a relief from
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Child safety and welfare, Citizenship and naturalization, Crime prevention, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Criminal justice information and records, Criminal procedure and sentencing, Currency
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How members voted on S649. 48 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| John Boozman (R-Arkansas) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Michael F. Bennet (D-Colorado) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Nicholas J. Begich (R-Alaska) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| John Cornyn (R-Texas) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Christopher A. Coons (D-Delaware) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Ted Cruz (R-Texas) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Richard J. Durbin (D-Illinois) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-New York) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Angus S. King (I-Maine) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Mike Lee (R-Utah) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Patty Murray (D-Washington) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Christopher Murphy (D-Connecticut) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| James E. Risch (R-Idaho) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Bernard Sanders (I-Vermont) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| John Thune (R-South Dakota) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Roger F. Wicker (R-Mississippi) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
| Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) | 2013-04-11 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, |
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