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HR 1771 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Criminal justice information and records Disability and paralysis Firearms and explosives Government information and archives Military personnel and dependents

Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act

Introduced: October 12, 2021 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defending Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from transmitting personally identifiable information of veterans or their beneficiaries to the national instant criminal background check system utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms solely on the basis that a veteran has a service-connected disability.

What's happening now April 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 7
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · May 13, 2022
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Nov 1, 2021
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Oct 25, 2021
 R
Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Oct 12, 2021
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Oct 12, 2021
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Oct 8, 2021
Brooks, Mo
· Oct 8, 2021
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 10, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1771: Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1771/
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"H.R. 1771: Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1771/.
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H.R. 1771, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1771/.
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[H.R. 1771: Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1771/)
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