# 116-hr-3450: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.

116-hr-3450, To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status Committee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3450
- Congress: 116
- Title: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
- Status: Committee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2019-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from transmitting personally identifying information of a veteran or their beneficiary to the national instant criminal background check system utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms solely on the basis that such veteran has a service-connected disability.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2019-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2019-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2019-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- 116-hr-7632: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-3450 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3450)

## Related
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
- [116-hr-7632: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7632)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3450 (as of 2025-11-18).