H.R. 1041
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Sponsor: Mike Bost
70 cosponsors
- Erin Houchin
- John H. Rutherford
- Abraham J. Hamadeh
- Adrian Smith
- Andy Harris
- Barry Moore
- Brad Finstad
- Brett Guthrie
- Brian Babin
- Chip Roy
- Chuck Edwards
- Claudia Tenney
- Dan Crenshaw
- Dan Newhouse
- Daniel Webster
- Darin LaHood
- Derrick Van Orden
- Don Bacon
- Glenn Grothman
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Jack Bergman
- James R. Baird
- Jay Obernolte
- John R. Moolenaar
- Kat Cammack
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Mark Alford
- Mark E. Amodei
- Michael A. Rulli
- Mike Collins
- Mike Kelly
- Morgan Luttrell
- Nancy Mace
- Pete Stauber
- Randy Feenstra
- Richard Hudson
- Ronny Jackson
- Rudy Yakym III
- Russ Fulcher
- Ryan K. Zinke
- Sam Graves
- Sheri Biggs
- Keith Self
- Ben Cline
- Jeff Hurd
- Mike Ezell
- Monica De La Cruz
- Elise M. Stefanik
- Nicholas A. Langworthy
- Tom Barrett
- Andy Barr
- Harriet M. Hageman
- Troy Downing
- Ashley Hinson
- Mark B. Messmer
- Gregory F. Murphy
- Addison P. McDowell
- Clay Higgins
- Daniel Meuser
- Mark Harris
- Burgess Owens
- Jeff Crank
- Harold Rogers
- W. Gregory Steube
- James Comer
- Bill Huizenga
- Brandon Gill
- David J. Taylor
- Michelle Fischbach
- Tim Moore
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
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.
Text of the bill
Where this section came from
Not in the first version (Introduced in House, Feb 6).
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Jun 5, 2025 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 6 Reported by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Jun 5 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
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(a) In general. Such chapter (as amended by section 2) is further amended by inserting after section 5501B the following new section:
5501C. Notification of lack of basis for transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. The Secretary shall, within 30 days of the enactment of the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, and in accordance with section 103(e)(1)(D) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901(e)(1)(D); Public Law 103–159; 107 Stat. 1541), notify the Attorney General that the basis for the transmittal, on or after November 30, 1993, by the Secretary, of personally identifiable information of a beneficiary, solely on the basis of a determination by the Secretary to pay benefits to a fiduciary for the use and benefit of the beneficiary under section 5502 of this title, to any entity in the Department of Justice, for use by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901; Public Law 103–159; 107 Stat. 1541), does not apply, or no longer applies.
(b) Clerical amendment. The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter (as amended by section 2) is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5501B the following new item:
5501C. Notification of lack of basis for transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.