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HR 3826 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Government information and archives Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Introduced: October 15, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Jul 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from transmitting certain information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from transmitting personally identifying information of a veteran or a beneficiary to the NICS solely on the basis that such veteran or beneficiary has an appointed fiduciary to manage their benefits, unless there is an order or finding of a judicial authority that such veteran or beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others.

What's happening now September 10, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4888 Identical bill Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 9
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Oct 28, 2019
WALDEN, GREG
· Oct 15, 2019
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Aug 30, 2019
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Aug 2, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Aug 2, 2019
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Aug 2, 2019
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jul 18, 2019
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 18, 2019
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jul 18, 2019
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jul 18, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jul 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3826: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3826/
MLA
"H.R. 3826: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3826/.
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H.R. 3826, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3826/.
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[H.R. 3826: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3826/)
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