Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act
Latest action · Sep 12, 2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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.
- IntroducedOct 13, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Second 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 judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 13, 2011 to Jan 23, 2012; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Oct 17, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Oct 17, 2011 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Oct 18, 2011 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Nov 2, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Nov 7, 2011 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Jan 23, 2012 |
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 Oct 13, 2011Hearings Jun 28, 2012Markup Sep 12, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2012Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 27, 2012Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
- Oct 13, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Oct 13, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
Printed hearings 2
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. 112-668 | HEARING ON HEALTH AND BENEFITS LEGISLATION162 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 27, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-567 | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSITION LEGISLATION103 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 13, 2012 |
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 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1898 | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | Identical bill | Jul 22, 2011 |
| HR 2349 | Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011 | Related bill | Oct 12, 2011 |
Titles 2
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 Second Amendment Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2011Introduced 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.
