# 114-hr-3126: 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.

114-hr-3126, 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., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3126
- Congress: 114
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Introduced: 2015-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.)

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2016-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2802: First Amendment Defense Act
- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
- 114-hr-427: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3516: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3126 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3126)

## Related
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-2802: First Amendment Defense Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2802)
- [114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3134)
- [114-hr-427: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-427)
- [114-hr-3516: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3516)
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