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H.J.Res. 40 · 115th Congress

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted…

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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.

Law · 115-8
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SJR JohnsonSponsor
120 cosponsors · 1 D, 119 R
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120 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Jan 30, 2017
  2. House Passed Feb 2, 2017 235–180
  3. Senate Passed Feb 15, 2017 57–43
  4. President To the President Feb 16, 2017
  5. President Signed Feb 28, 2017

This joint resolution nullifies the “Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ” rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on December 19, 2016.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Feb 28, 2017

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

This joint resolution nullifies the “Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007” 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.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

House · Passed Feb 2, 2017 · 235 Yea – 180 Nay Passage Speaker: Paul D. Ryan Senate · Joint Resolution Passed Feb 15, 2017 · 57 Yea – 43 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
About this bill and sources

Official title: 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.

Latest action (Feb 28, 2017): Signed by President.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 30, 2017

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  1. House Introduced Jan 30, 2017
  2. House Passed Feb 2, 2017 235–180
  3. Senate Passed Feb 15, 2017 57–43
  4. President To the President Feb 16, 2017
  5. President Signed Feb 28, 2017

Final vote · Senate · Feb 15, 2017

Passage — Joint Resolution Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell

Yea57
DSR Sullivan LMR Murkowski LSR Strange RSR Shelby JBR Boozman TCR Cotton JFR Flake JMR McCain CGR Gardner MRR Rubio DPR Perdue JIR Isakson CGR Grassley JER Ernst JRR Risch MCR Crapo JDD Donnelly TYR Young JMR Moran PRR Roberts MMR McConnell RPR Paul BCR Cassidy JKR Kennedy AKI King SCR Collins RBR Blunt RWR Wicker TCR Cochran JTD Tester SDR Daines RBR Burr TTR Tillis HHD Heitkamp JHR Hoeven BSR Sasse DFR Fischer DHR Heller RPR Portman JLR Lankford JIR Inhofe PTR Toomey LGR Graham TSR Scott JTR Thune MRR Rounds BCR Corker LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn TCR Cruz MLR Lee OHR Hatch RJR Johnson JMD Manchin SCR Capito JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Nay43
DFD Feinstein KHD Harris MBD Bennet CMD Murphy RBD Blumenthal CCD Coons TCD Carper BND Nelson BSD Schatz MHD Hirono RDD Durbin TDD Duckworth EMD Markey EWD Warren BCD Cardin CVD Van Hollen DSD Stabenow GPD Peters AFD Franken AKD Klobuchar CMD McCaskill JSD Shaheen MHD Hassan BMD Menendez CBD Booker MHD Heinrich TUD Udall CCD Cortez Masto CSD Schumer KGD Gillibrand SBD Brown JMD Merkley RWD Wyden BCD Casey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse MWD Warner TKD Kaine BSI Sanders PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray TBD Baldwin
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Dan SullivanRAKYea
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Luther StrangeRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Tom CottonRARYea
Jeff FlakeRAZYea
John McCainRAZYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCANay
Kamala HarrisDCANay
Cory GardnerRCOYea
Michael BennetDCONay
Christopher MurphyDCTNay
Richard BlumenthalDCTNay
Christopher CoonsDDENay
Thomas CarperDDENay
Bill NelsonDFLNay
Marco RubioRFLYea
David PerdueRGAYea
Johnny IsaksonRGAYea
Brian SchatzDHINay
Mazie HironoDHINay
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Joni ErnstRIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Richard DurbinDILNay
Tammy DuckworthDILNay
Joe DonnellyDINYea
Todd YoungRINYea
Jerry MoranRKSYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYYea
Bill CassidyRLAYea
John KennedyRLAYea
Ed MarkeyDMANay
Elizabeth WarrenDMANay
Benjamin CardinDMDNay
Chris Van HollenDMDNay
Angus KingIMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Debbie StabenowDMINay
Gary PetersDMINay
Al FrankenDMNNay
Amy KlobucharDMNNay
Claire McCaskillDMONay
Roy BluntRMOYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTYea
Steve DainesRMTYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Thom TillisRNCYea
Heidi HeitkampDNDYea
John HoevenRNDYea
Ben SasseRNEYea
Deb FischerRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHNay
Maggie HassanDNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJNay
Cory BookerDNJNay
Martin HeinrichDNMNay
Tom UdallDNMNay
Catherine Cortez MastoDNVNay
Dean HellerRNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYNay
Kirsten GillibrandDNYNay
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHNay
James LankfordROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORNay
Ron WydenDORNay
Bob CaseyDPANay
Pat ToomeyRPAYea
Jack ReedDRINay
Sheldon WhitehouseDRINay
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim ScottRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Mike RoundsRSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Ted CruzRTXYea
Mike LeeRUTYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Mark WarnerDVANay
Tim KaineDVANay
Bernie SandersIVTNay
Patrick LeahyDVTNay
Maria CantwellDWANay
Patty MurrayDWANay
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Tammy BaldwinDWINay
Joe ManchinDWVYea
Shelley CapitoRWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea
All recorded votes (2)
  • Passage Joint Resolution Passed
    Senate · Feb 15, 2017 · “On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 40” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Passage Passed
    House · Feb 2, 2017 · “On Passage” · Speaker: Paul D. Ryan