HRC praised the bipartisan House passage of H.R. 8 (Bipartisan Background Checks Act) by a vote of 227-203 and H.R. 1446 (Enhanced Background Checks Act) by a vote of 219-210,…
Covid relief wasn’t the only pressing issue facing Congress. Here are 6 others
Democrats’ slim majorities in both the House and Senate are testing President Joe Biden’s ability to get his priorities through Congress, as lawmakers turn their attention to legislative work beyond relief from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, was voted out of the House Wednesday and onto Biden’s desk, after a difficult passage in the Senate, while Democrats are also still working to confirm his nominees for key administrative posts.
But Covid relief isn’t the only issue facing Congress as Biden seeks to advance his agenda.
On Thursday, the House passed two bills that would tighten gun sales regulations by expanding background checks. H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, would expand background checks on people who want to purchase or transfer firearms. The Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 would close the “Charleston loophole,” through which gun sales don t require a background check if it takes longer than three days, according to federal law.