House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3126.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ABRAHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 114, July 21, 2015, Page H5331):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3126, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3126
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
32 cosponsors — 32 Republicans
0 of 32 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Chris Collins (R-NY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Fleming (R-LA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Will Hurd (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Luke Messer (R-IN), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), David Roe (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Abraham.
- H.R. 5588 (114th) Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2016
- H.R. 675 (114th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
- H.R. 677 (114th) American Heroes COLA Act of 2015
- H.R. 4782 (114th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016
- H.R. 6066 (114th) Cybersecurity Responsibility and Accountability Act of 2016
- H.R. 1114 (114th) To modify the definition of "antique firearm".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.