Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would protect veterans from loss of 2nd Amendment rights due to medical treatment for combat in service of the US by limiting medical record sharing.
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.
Subject: Armed forces and national security: Criminal justice information and records: Disability and paralysis: Government information and archives: Military personnel and dependents
Description: 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.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Committee Hearings Held.
Last Action Date: September 10, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3450/all-info
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6 sponsors: Chip Roy (R); Mike Bost (R); Dan Meuser (R); Greg Steube (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Denver Riggleman (R)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Sep 10 2020 | Committee Hearings Held. |
House | Jun 24 2019 | Introduced in House |
House | Jun 24 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Jul 2 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
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