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S 202 115th Congress Senate Social Welfare Firearms and explosives Mental health Poverty and welfare assistance Social security and elderly assistance

Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

Introduced: January 24, 2017 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 24, 2017
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Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to specify that an OASDI or SSI benefit determination may not be considered, for purposes of restricting the possession or transfer of firearms, to be a determination that an individual has been adjudicated as a mental defective.

What's happening now January 24, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 30, 2017
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 24, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 24, 2017
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 202: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-202/
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"S. 202: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-202/.
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S. 202, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-202/.
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