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US HR1041

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act


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Introduced
02/06/2025
In Committee
05/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans by preventing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from automatically reporting veterans to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) based solely on financial management determinations. Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA Secretary from transmitting personally identifiable information about a veteran to the Department of Justice for the NICS database just because the veteran has been assigned a fiduciary to manage their benefits. The bill requires that before a veteran can be reported to the background check system, a judge or judicial authority must first determine that the veteran is a danger to themselves or others. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that being deemed mentally incompetent for benefits management purposes or requiring a fiduciary's assistance does not automatically classify a person as mentally defective for purposes of firearm ownership. The bill also mandates that the VA notify the Attorney General within 30 days of enactment that previous information transmittals based on financial fiduciary assignments are no longer valid. These provisions are designed to prevent veterans from losing their Second Amendment rights without due process, addressing concerns that administrative determinations about financial management could inappropriately restrict veterans' ability to own firearms.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (71)

Mike Bost (R)* Mark Alford (R),  Mark Amodei (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Don Bacon (R),  Jim Baird (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Tom Barrett (R),  Jack Bergman (R),  Sheri Biggs (R),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Kat Cammack (R),  Ben Cline (R),  Mike Collins (R),  James Comer (R),  Jeff Crank (R),  Dan Crenshaw (R),  Monica De La Cruz (R),  Troy Downing (R),  Chuck Edwards (R),  Mike Ezell (R),  Randy Feenstra (R),  Brad Finstad (R),  Michelle Fischbach (R),  Russ Fulcher (R),  Brandon Gill (R),  Sam Graves (R),  Glenn Grothman (R),  Brett Guthrie (R),  Harriet Hageman (R),  Abraham Hamadeh (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Mark Harris (R),  Clay Higgins (R),  Ashley Hinson (R),  Erin Houchin (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Jeff Hurd (R),  Ronny Jackson (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Darin LaHood (R),  Nick Langworthy (R),  Morgan Luttrell (R),  Nancy Mace (R),  Addison McDowell (R),  Mark Messmer (R),  Dan Meuser (R),  Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R),  John Moolenaar (R),  Barry Moore (R),  Tim Moore (R),  Greg Murphy (R),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Jay Obernolte (R),  Burgess Owens (R),  Hal Rogers (R),  Chip Roy (R),  Michael Rulli (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Keith Self (R),  Adrian Smith (R),  Pete Stauber (R),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Greg Steube (R),  David Taylor (R),  Claudia Tenney (R),  Derrick Van Orden (R),  Daniel Webster (R),  Rudy Yakym (R),  Ryan Zinke (R), 

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 112. (on 06/05/2025)

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