H.R. 3516: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-16 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

Plain summary

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 prohibit any determination by the Commissioner of Social Security with respect to an individual, including one that OASDI and SSI benefits to which that individual is entitled shall be paid to a representative payee, from being considered to be a determination that the individual has been adjudicated as a mental defective to make it unlawful for the individual to engage in the shipment or transport of firearms or ammunition or receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

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Official text

Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · 141 cosponsors

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Jason Smith (R-MO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Todd Young (R-IN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Brian Babin (R-TX), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Andy Barr (R-KY), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), John R. Carter (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Mike Bost (R-IL), David Rouzer (R-NC) and 81 more.

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3516.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3516 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114