To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 21, 2015)
This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from providing to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the name of any individual entitled to benefits, including any individual whose benefits are paid to a representative payee, unless a federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective. (Current law prohibits the sale or transfer of a firearm to and the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution.)
What just happenedJul 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 21, 2015
- Jul 23, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social Security Subcommittee - Jul 21, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 21, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 21, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House