President Trump Killed a Regulation, on February 28th, 2017, that Reversed Obama Rule to Ban Gun Purchases by Mentally Ill.
The Obama Administration Rule required the Social Security Administration to Submit Records of Mentally Disabled People to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the FBI Database used to Determine whether someone can Buy a Firearm under the 1993 Brady Bill.
The Rule would have Applied to about 75,000 People who were “adjudicated as a mental defective" and who had Applied for Social Security Benefits, and had a Mechanism to Notify those Affected so they could Appeal. But Congressional Republicans said the Rule could Ensnare People who had Mental Health Issues but otherwise were Competent to Own a Gun.
The Social Security Administration finalized the Rule last Dec. 19th. But under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has 60 Legislative Days to Disapprove of any New Regulation on Straight Majority Votes. The Vote was 57-43 in the Senate and 235-180 in the House.
Trump and the Republican Congress have already used this Tactic Three times, Rolling Back Obama-era Regulations requiring Oil and Mining Companies to Disclose Payments to Foreign Governments, and the Stream Protection Rule that Required Coal Companies to Mitigate the Effects of Mining on Waterways.
The Bill Signing fulfills a Campaign Promise for Trump. Even before Obama Announced his Executive Actions before his State of the Union Address, Trump said he would "un-Sign that so fast" once he becomes President.
Trump Signed the Bill without a Public Ceremony, the Last Day to Sign it into Law under the Constitution's 10-day Requirement.
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