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…
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2017 | Senate · vote #66 | On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 40 | Passed | 57–43 | See who voted → |
| Feb 2, 2017 | House · vote #77 | On Passage | Passed | 235–180 | See who voted → |
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This joint resolution nullifies the “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.)
Became Public Law No: 115-8.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 40: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-40/
"H.J. Res. 40: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-40/.
H.J. Res. 40, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-40/.
[H.J. Res. 40: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-40/)