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S.J. Res. 14 115th Congress Senate

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…

Official 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 Adminis… Show full official titleShow less

Official 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.

Introduced: January 30, 2017 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S494-497)
Jan 30, 2017
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 Latest action January 30, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 18
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 13, 2017
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 13, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 7, 2017
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Feb 7, 2017
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Feb 2, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 2, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 1, 2017
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 30, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 30, 2017
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jan 30, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 30, 2017
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 30, 2017
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 30, 2017
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 30, 2017
Isakson, Johnny
· Jan 30, 2017
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 30, 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 30, 2017
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 30, 2017
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 30, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 14: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-14/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 14: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-14/.
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S.J. Res. 14, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-14/.
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[S.J. Res. 14: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-14/)
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