# 119-s-478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025

119-s-478, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-31).

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- As of: 2026-10-31
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-478
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Bars the VA from sending veterans' personally identifying information to the federal background-check system just because a VA-appointed fiduciary manages their benefits.** It allows such sharing only if a judge or other judicial authority finds the veteran or beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others. - Veterans and beneficiaries: People with VA-appointed fiduciaries will not have their personal data sent to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System solely for that reason. Only a judicial finding of danger triggers a VA report. - Department of Veterans Affairs and fiduciary payments: The VA is prohibited from transmitting beneficiary personally identifiable information to the Department of Justice for NICS when the VA determines to pay benefits to a fiduciary under chapter 55 of title 38, unless there is a judicial order or finding. - Department of Justice and NICS: The DOJ will not receive VA-originated PII for use by NICS in these fiduciary cases unless a competent judicial authority has found the person dangerous.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect veterans' gun-check privacy: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from sending a beneficiary's personally identifiable information to the Department of Justice for use by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System when VA decides to pay benefits to a fiduciary for that beneficiary. T…

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## Sources
- [119-s-478 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/478)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-478 (as of 2026-10-31).