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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SJR14

Legislation Overview

Title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.

Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Congressional oversight: Criminal justice information and records: Disability and paralysis: Disability assistance: Firearms and explosives: Mental health: Poverty and welfare assistance: Social Security Administration: Crime and law enforcement

Description: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on December 19, 2016. The rule implements a plan to provide to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System the name of an individual who meets certain criteria, including that benefit payments are made through a representative payee because the individual is determined to be mentally incapable of managing them. (Current law prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and purchase or possession by a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective.)

Session: 115th Congress

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S494-497)

Last Action Date: January 30, 2017

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/14/all-info

Companion Bill: HJR40

Sponsors

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33 sponsors: Chuck Grassley (R); Mitch McConnell (R); Mike Crapo (R); Mike Lee (R); John Cornyn (R); Rand Paul (R); John Barrasso (R); Richard Shelby (R); Lindsey Graham (R); James Lankford (R); Joni Ernst (R); Roy Blunt (R); Pat Roberts (R); John Boozman (R); Michael Enzi (R); Cory Gardner (R); Johnny Isakson (R); Bill Cassidy (R); Ben Sasse (R); Roger Wicker (R); Thad Cochran (R); James Inhofe (R); Dean Heller (R); David Perdue (R); Steve Daines (R); Jerry Moran (R); Orrin Hatch (R); John Kennedy (R); Tom Cotton (R); Joe Manchin (D); Lisa Murkowski (R); John Hoeven (R); Luther Strange (R)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Jan 30 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S494-497)

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Jan 31 2017	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: S

Committee Name: Finance

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill