The Senate will vote Wednesday at 4 p.m. on the bipartisan proposal to expand background checks on firearm purchases and close the so-called gun show loophole.
It will take 60 votes to pass, and Democrats are still shy of that number even with a full-court lobbying press by Vice President Joe Biden, as well as former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly.
Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the agreement Tuesday afternoon, which includes votes on eight other amendments to the gun control bill.
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