Senate · Roll call 95 · 1st session · April 11, 2013 A vote to end debate on the motion to proceed to S. 649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013.

How each party voted

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

Cloture on a motion to proceed ends debate on whether the Senate takes up the bill, and it does not itself pass the bill; the official description for this vote reads: "A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes." A Yes vote supports ending debate.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.