Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5225
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2018-03-08
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Criminal justice information and records

Disability assistance

Firearms and explosives

Mental health

Poverty and welfare assistance

Social Security Administration
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018</b></p> <p> This bill reinstates the &ldquo;Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007<b>&rdquo;</b> 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.) </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5225 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2018 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself and Mr. Pascrell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reinstate the final rule issued by the Social Security Administration entitled Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018 . 2. Reinstatement of rule Notwithstanding Public Law 115–8 and chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, the final rule issued by the Social Security Administration entitled Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 91702 (December 19, 2016)) shall be deemed to have force and effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.