Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB202
Legislation Overview
Title: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act
Subject: Social welfare: Firearms and explosives: Mental health: Poverty and welfare assistance: Social security and elderly assistance
Description: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to specify that an OASDI or SSI benefit determination may not be considered, for purposes of restricting the possession or transfer of firearms, to be a determination that an individual has been adjudicated as a mental defective.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 24, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/202/all-info
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Mike Crapo (R); Rand Paul (R); Jerry Moran (R); Dean Heller (R); Orrin Hatch (R); James Inhofe (R); Steve Daines (R); Pat Roberts (R); Joni Ernst (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 3 2017 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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