IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2017 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 
KING of Iowa, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. 
WITTMAN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. 
OLSON, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, 
Mr. MESSER, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. JONES, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. KELLY 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. MCCAUL, 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. ROGERS 
of Alabama, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. THOMPSON of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
BRAT, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HILL, Mr. YOHO, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. 
BARR, Mr. PALMER, Mr. HARPER, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 
ALLEN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. NEWHOUSE, 
Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. LONG, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. BUR-
GESS, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. EMMER, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. BROOKS of Ala-
bama, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. 
BYRNE, Mr. COLE, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida, 
Mr. MASSIE, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. BARTON, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. 
JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. HIGGINS of Lou-
isiana, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MARINO, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. 
LAMBORN, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GOHMERT, 
Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. REED, 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. HURD, Mr. BOST, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 
WILLIAMS, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. POSEY, Mr. NUNES, Mr. HOLDING, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Ms. FOXX, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. GRAVES 
of Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. ROTHFUS, Ms. 
CHENEY, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. RUSSELL, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. MITCHELL, 
Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. COOK, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. SCALISE, and Mr. AMODEI) 
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submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
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 Implemen-
tation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 
2007. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the So-
cial Security Administration relating to Implementation of 
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (pub-
lished at 81 Fed. Reg. 91702 (December 19, 2016)), and 
such rule shall have no force or effect. 
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