Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Latest action · Jun 16, 2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act - Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), considering any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2009 to May 10, 2010; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Aug 6, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | May 10, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2009Hearings Apr 22, 2009Markup May 21, 2009Reported Jun 16, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2009Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 111-27.
- Jun 16, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
- May 21, 2009Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 22, 2009Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76.
- Mar 23, 2009Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7672 | Tom Coburn R-OK | Sep 29, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10889–S10891 | Richard Burr R-NC | Oct 29, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3616Text printed S3617 | Richard Burr R-NC (text) | Mar 23, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 16, 2009S. 669, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 21, 2009</p>
- Jun 16, 2009S. 669, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 21, 2009
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-76 | HEARING ON PENDING HEALTH-RELATED LEGISLATION175 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 22, 2009 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44818 | Gun Control, Veterans Benefits, and Mental Incompetency Determinations Archived | Report | Sep 7, 2021 |
| RL32842 | Gun Control Legislation Archived | Report | Nov 14, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2547 | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | Identical bill | May 22, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2009Reported to Senate
- Mar 23, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
