S 572
113th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act
Introduced: March 14, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 4, 2013
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 164.
Sep 4, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Sanders under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2013 without amendment. With written report No. 113-86.
Jul 24, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 12, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
Mar 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 14, 2013
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), 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
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 164.
Committees of jurisdiction
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