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On the recordMarch 21, 2013
I understand that S. 649, introduced earlier today by Senator Reid, is at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 649) 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.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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govinfo.gov
Mar 21, 2013

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