Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act
Latest action · Mar 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defending Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from transmitting personally identifiable information of veterans or their beneficiaries to the national instant criminal background check system utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms solely on the basis that a veteran has a service-connected disability.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 10, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | Jul 10, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
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