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Proposed Federal Senate 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)

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 bill text	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

There have not been any votes on this bill