By Evan Glass CNN:
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Amtrak would lose its federal subsidies if it doesn't put a system in place by early next year to check and track firearms so that passengers can legally put the weapons in their checked baggage, the Senate voted Wednesday. ¶
One senator says the measure "is going to put a severe burden" on Amtrak. ¶
The measure, an amendment to the transportation and housing appropriations bill, passed 68-30. ¶
The House version of the bill, passed in July, does not include the provision, so further steps would be needed for it to reach President Obama's desk. ¶
>snip< Amtrak spokesman Steve Kulm said firearms had been allowed in checked baggage before the September 11 attacks.
One senator says the measure "is going to put a severe burden" on Amtrak. ¶
The measure, an amendment to the transportation and housing appropriations bill, passed 68-30. ¶
The House version of the bill, passed in July, does not include the provision, so further steps would be needed for it to reach President Obama's desk. ¶
>snip< Amtrak spokesman Steve Kulm said firearms had been allowed in checked baggage before the September 11 attacks.
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