Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act passed the House 469 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedFeb 6, 2025
ReportedMay 6, 2025
Passed one chamberMay 21, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 95 words.
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act 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.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 7 of 119 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 710 words
- Subjects
- Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Jun 2, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 1300 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs fro R · Agreed to
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 478 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]