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US HR1041

US HR1041
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act


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Introduced
02/06/2025
In Committee
05/06/2025
Crossed Over
06/02/2026
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

AN ACT 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, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, titled the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, aims to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from automatically sending information about beneficiaries to the Department of Justice for use in the national instant criminal background check system, which is used to screen individuals purchasing firearms. Specifically, it prohibits the Secretary from transmitting a veteran's personal information solely because a fiduciary has been appointed to manage their benefits, unless a judge or other judicial authority has determined the veteran is a danger to themselves or others. The bill also requires the Secretary to notify the Attorney General that such transmissions, if they occurred after November 30, 1993, based only on the appointment of a fiduciary, are no longer valid. Furthermore, it clarifies that a determination of mental incompetence or the need for a fiduciary by the Secretary alone is not sufficient grounds to classify a veteran as a "mental defective" for the purposes of firearm background checks.

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 06/02/2026)

Bill Topics

Defense
  • ‐ Veterans Affairs
Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Firearms and Gun Control

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