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S 669 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Firearms and explosives Licensing and registrations Mental health Veterans' medical care

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Introduced: March 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2009
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Jun 16, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 111-27.
May 21, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 22, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76.
Mar 23, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3617)
Mar 23, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3616-3617)
Mar 23, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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.

What's happening now June 16, 2009

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2547 Identical bill Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Aug 6, 2009
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 23, 2009
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 23, 2009
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 23, 2009
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 23, 2009
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 23, 2009
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 669: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-669/
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"S. 669: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-669/.
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S. 669, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-669/.
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