S 478
119th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
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Veterans' pensions and compensation
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
Introduced: April 15, 2026
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Plain-English summary
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
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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