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S 3167 110th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Crime and Law Enforcement Disabled Families Firearms Firearms control Mental health Mentally disabled Military dependents

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Introduced: June 19, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 19, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5837-5838)
Jun 19, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act - Prohibits considering a veteran, surviving spouse, or child 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 veteran, surviving spouse, or child is a danger to him- or herself or others.

What's happening now June 19, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 8, 2008
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jun 27, 2008
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jun 26, 2008
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jun 25, 2008
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 19, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3167: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3167/
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"S. 3167: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3167/.
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S. 3167, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3167/.
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