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.

Bill: 115-sjres-14
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-01-30
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Criminal justice information and records

Disability and paralysis

Disability assistance

Firearms and explosives

Mental health

Poverty and welfare assistance

Social Security Administration
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S494-497)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies 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: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 14 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2017 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. McConnell , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Lee , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Paul , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Shelby , Mr. Graham , Mr. Lankford , Mrs. Ernst , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Cassidy , and Mr. Sasse ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 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.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 91702 (December 19, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.