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Yes: 424 • No: 411
119-hr-1041119th Congress
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Sponsored By: Representative Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Passed House
Summary
Protecting veterans' personal information from automatic transmission to the national background check system is the bill's main goal. It bars the Department of Veterans Affairs from sending personally identifiable information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System when the only trigger is a VA decision to pay benefits to a fiduciary.
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- Veterans and families: Veterans who receive VA fiduciary payments will not have their personal data forwarded to the background-check system solely because of that fiduciary decision. This limits one route that could otherwise affect firearms eligibility.
- Mental health labels: A VA determination of mental incompetence or the need for a fiduciary cannot by itself be used to mark someone as a "mental defective" for background-check purposes.
- Federal agencies: The VA must notify the Attorney General within 30 days that the previous basis for sending such information does not apply, aligning VA reporting with the Brady Act rules.
*The bill includes no new discretionary funding or appropriation provisions and does not appear to add direct federal spending.*
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Limits VA data sharing for gun checks
If enacted, VA would not send a veteran’s personal data for gun background checks just because VA pays a fiduciary. VA could still send it if a judge finds the person is a danger to themselves or others. Within 30 days of enactment, VA would tell the Attorney General that this fiduciary-only basis does not apply. That notice would cover any such transmissions on or after November 30, 1993.
No automatic gun ban from VA findings
If enacted, VA would not treat someone as a 'mental defective' for gun rules solely due to VA findings. Those findings include a VA ruling of mental incompetence or a VA decision to appoint a fiduciary. Other court orders or lawful findings would still apply.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
IL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
MI • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]
SC • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
IL • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
ID • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]
NC • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
FL • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
MT • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
MO • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
SC • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]
NC • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
KY • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]
FL • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
FL • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
IN • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
CA • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
NV • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
GA • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
MN • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8]
IN • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
IN • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/6/2025
Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
KY • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
MT • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
KY • R
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
KY • R
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
MI • R
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]
NC • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
MN • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 5/21/2026
On Motion to Recommit
Yes: 208 • No: 210
house vote • 5/21/2026
On Passage
Yes: 216 • No: 201