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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 September 12, 2012

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2349 Related bill Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011
  • HR 1898 Identical bill Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 23, 2012
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Oct 31, 2011
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 13, 2011
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 13, 2011
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Oct 13, 2011
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Oct 13, 2011
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Oct 13, 2011
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 13, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1707: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1707/
MLA
"S. 1707: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1707/.
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S. 1707, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1707/.
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