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Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025

Introduced: February 6, 2025 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 11, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025

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 March 11, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1041 Related bill Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 43

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

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 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Republican 36
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Graham, Darline
South Carolina · Jul 27, 2026
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 17, 2026
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 18, 2026
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Moreno, Bernie
Ohio · Apr 20, 2026
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Apr 15, 2026
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 17, 2026
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 24, 2026
Mullin, Markwayne
· Nov 19, 2025
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McCormick, David
Pennsylvania · Nov 7, 2025
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 2, 2025
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jun 24, 2025
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Lee, Mike
Utah · May 19, 2025
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Husted, Jon
Ohio · May 15, 2025
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 7, 2025
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 6, 2025
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 6, 2025
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · May 6, 2025
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 5, 2025
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 5, 2025
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 28, 2025
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Justice, James C.
West Virginia · Apr 28, 2025
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 25, 2025
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 6, 2025
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 6, 2025
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 6, 2025
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 6, 2025
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 6, 2025
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Feb 6, 2025
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 6, 2025
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 6, 2025
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 6, 2025
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Feb 6, 2025
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 6, 2025
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 6, 2025
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Sheehy, Tim
Montana · Feb 6, 2025
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 6, 2025
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Feb 6, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-478/
MLA
"S. 478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-478/.
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S. 478, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-478/.
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[S. 478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-478/)
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