What are HR 8, HR 1446? Gun control legislation awaiting Senate votes
Two bills to expand background checks, HR 8 and HR 1446, have passed in the House but not yet in the Senate.On Wednesday, both bills were posted on the Senate's Legislative Calendar of Business. But it's unclear when that will be.On Wednesday, both bills were posted on the Senate's Legislative Calendar of Business. Sen. Schumer signaled that votes cannot be expected soon.Mourning and outrage continues to reverberate across the nation following a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers on Tuesday. And, amid a long history of gun violence in the United States, increased gun control legislation is still uncertain in Congress.There are notably two gun bills that have been passed in the House, but not yet in the Senate: HR 8 and HR 1446, both o...