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H.R. 496 119th Congress House

Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Attorney General that basis for the transmission of certain information to the Department of Justice … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Attorney General that basis for the transmission of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system was improper, does not apply, or no longer applies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Elijah Crane Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosives
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 16, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025

This bill provides that certain individuals are not prohibited from purchasing, selling, or possessing a firearm or ammunition solely because the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has determined they require a fiduciary or are mentally incompetent (i.e., unable to manage their affairs). 

Under current law, it is unlawful to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been adjudicated as mentally defective. The bill provides that a person must not be treated as having been adjudicated as mentally defective solely because the VA determined the person requires a fiduciary or is mentally incompetent per its regulations.

Within 30 days of the enactment of this bill, the VA must notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the VA's transmittals of certain information that was provided solely on the basis that a veteran's benefits are managed by a fiduciary were improper, do not apply, or no longer apply. This applies to VA transmittals to DOJ on or after November 30, 1993, for use by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for firearm transferees.

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Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · Feb 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 496: Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-496/
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"H.R. 496: Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-496/.
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H.R. 496, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-496/.
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