Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
Latest action · Mar 11, 2025 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
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 6, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from transmitting certain information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from transmitting personally identifying information of a veteran or a beneficiary to the NICS solely on the basis that such veteran or beneficiary has an appointed fiduciary to manage their benefits, unless there is an order or finding of a judicial authority that such veteran or beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2025 to Sep 16, 2026; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-MT | Tim Sheehy | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-AL | Tommy Tuberville | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| R-WV | James C. Justice | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | May 6, 2025 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | May 6, 2025 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 6, 2025 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | May 7, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Jon Husted | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | May 19, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| R-PA | David McCormick | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Mar 17, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Katie Boyd Britt | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Bernie Moreno | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 18, 2026 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Jun 17, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Darline Graham | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Sep 16, 2026 |
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 Feb 6, 2025Hearings Mar 11, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 6, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1041 | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | Related bill | Jun 2, 2026 |
| S 1875 | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2023 | Cross-Congress related bill | Jun 8, 2023 |
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 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
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 6, 2025Introduced in Senate
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