S 1707
112th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act
Introduced: October 13, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2012
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 27, 2012
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
Oct 13, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 13, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committees of jurisdiction
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