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To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined…

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To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.

Introduced: July 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from providing to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the name of any individual entitled to benefits, including any individual whose benefits are paid to a representative payee, unless a federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective. (Current law prohibits the sale or transfer of a firearm to and the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution.)

What's happening now July 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 13
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jan 7, 2016
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Oct 28, 2015
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Oct 21, 2015
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Sep 28, 2015
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Sep 24, 2015
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 24, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Sep 24, 2015
Hurd, Will
· Sep 17, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Sep 17, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 17, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Sep 8, 2015
Messer, Luke
· Jul 29, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jul 28, 2015
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 28, 2015
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jul 28, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 23, 2015
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 23, 2015
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 23, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3126: To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3126/
MLA
"H.R. 3126: To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3126/.
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H.R. 3126, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3126/.
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[H.R. 3126: To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3126/)
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