H.R. 1987 119th Congress House

Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to furnish to certain individuals items used for the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to furnish to certain individuals items used for the secure storage of firearms, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2025 Introduced by: Christopher R. Deluzio Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

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May 12, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Mar 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a program to provide, upon request, a firearm lockbox (or voucher for such item) to eligible individuals. Currently, there is a pilot program under which certain veterans may be prescribed a lockbox by a VA clinician.

The VA must also provide information with respect to the benefits of and options for secure firearm storage.

The VA must develop an informational video on the secure storage of firearms as a suicide prevention strategy and publish the video on its website. Additionally, the VA must publish information to inform individuals who participate in the lockbox program that such lockboxes are not for resale.

The VA must also implement a public education campaign to educate eligible individuals about the availability of lockboxes under the program and that participation in the program does not affect the rights of an individual with respect to the lawful ownership of a firearm.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 106

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AVOQ, LLC
for EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
for RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.
for IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TIBER CREEK GROUP
for EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
105 filings
SENATE
105 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
51 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
27 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
27 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
24 filings
Education, Dept of
23 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
21 filings

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Cosponsors 30

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Aug 3, 2026

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Aug 3, 2026

Thanedar, Shri

Michigan · Jul 20, 2026

Johnson, Julie

Texas · Jun 24, 2026

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · May 13, 2026

Goodlander, Maggie

New Hampshire · Mar 27, 2026

Walkinshaw, James R.

Virginia · Mar 27, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2026

Keating, William R.

Massachusetts · Jan 7, 2026

Peters, Scott H.

California · Jan 7, 2026

Himes, James A.

Connecticut · Dec 3, 2025

Horsford, Steven

Nevada · Oct 17, 2025

Budzinski, Nikki

Illinois · Sep 26, 2025

Dean, Madeleine

Pennsylvania · Sep 15, 2025

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Sep 9, 2025

Lawler, Michael

New York · Sep 9, 2025

Pocan, Mark

Wisconsin · Sep 9, 2025

Suozzi, Thomas R.

New York · Sep 9, 2025

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · Jul 22, 2025

Schrier, Kim

Washington · Jul 17, 2025

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Jul 14, 2025

Torres, Norma J.

California · Jul 10, 2025

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Jun 26, 2025

Castor, Kathy

Florida · Jun 25, 2025

Malliotakis, Nicole

New York · Jun 25, 2025

Lee, Summer L.

Pennsylvania · Jun 23, 2025

Amo, Gabe

Rhode Island · May 8, 2025

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Mar 10, 2025

James, John

Michigan · Mar 10, 2025

Landsman, Greg

Ohio · Mar 10, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1987: Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1987/

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