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From: lvc@cbnews.cb.att.com (Larry Cipriani)
Subject: Re: Two Questions
Organization: Ideology Busters, Inc.
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 17:38:33 GMT
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In article <16BB910F7.PA146008@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU> PA146008@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU (David Veal) writes:
>In article <16BB8C820.SBANKA@VM.TEMPLE.EDU>
>SBANKA@VM.TEMPLE.EDU writes:
> 
>>I'd appreciate any help anyone could give me on these two questions:
>>
>>The Brady Bill was in the news throughout 1992 but what actually happened to
>>it in Congress?  Did Bush veto it?  If so, when?
> 
>       The Brady Bill passed the House in 1992, but failed to reach a
>vote in the Senate.  As such, it never reached Bush.  (Sarah Brady's
>condemnation not-withstanding).

I have a joint House-Senate conference committe report (i.e., crime bill)
for the 102rd Congress which contains a "Brady Bill -- 7 day waiting period"
within it.  I believe it just died and never came up for a vote in either
house.

>       It'll probably pass the House again, and will probably pass the
>Senate if they can get it to a vote.  Whether of not they'll be busy
>with other things will be the question.

They got four years of Clinton's support to pass it.
-- 
Larry Cipriani -- l.v.cipriani@att.com
