Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Protecting Veterans from unfair scrutiny protecting our 2nd Amendment rights.
Title: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Description: To amend title 38, United States Code, 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.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
Last Action Date: September 16, 2024
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/705/all-info
Companion Bill: SB1875
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74 sponsors: Mike Bost (R); Elise Stefanik (R); Jack Bergman (R); Nancy Mace (R); Matt Rosendale (R); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R); Greg Murphy (R); Derrick Van Orden (R); Morgan Luttrell (R); Juan Ciscomani (R); Elijah Crane (R); Keith Self (R); Jennifer Kiggans (R); Jake Ellzey (R); Tracey Mann (R); Jim Banks (R); Guy Reschenthaler (R); Mike Kelly (R); Monica De La Cruz (R); Clay Higgins (R); Eric Crawford (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Brad Wenstrup (R); James Baird (R); Lauren Boebert (R); Randy Feenstra (R); Mike Johnson (R); Ronny Jackson (R); Claudia Tenney (R); Brett Guthrie (R); Paul Gosar (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Ben Cline (R); Nicholas Langworthy (R); Brad Finstad (R); Robert Wittman (R); Brian Babin (R); Dan Crenshaw (R); John Moolenaar (R); John Joyce (R); Jacob Laturner (R); Richard Hudson (R); Bruce Westerman (R); Erin Houchin (R); Scott DesJarlais (R); Michelle Fischbach (R); Jerry Carl (R); Harriet Hageman (R); Bill Huizenga (R); Doug Lamborn (R); Andy Harris (R); Wesley Hunt (R); Dusty Johnson (R); Gus Bilirakis (R); William Timmons (R); Barry Moore (R); Brian Mast (R); Ryan Zinke (R); Debbie Lesko (R); Darin LaHood (R); Byron Donalds (R); Drew Ferguson (R); Chip Roy (R); Kat Cammack (R); John James (R); Dan Meuser (R); Ralph Norman (R); Bill Posey (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Diana Harshbarger (R); Rudolph Yakym III (R); Tim Walberg (R); Greg Steube (R); Jeff Van Drew (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Sep 16 2024 | Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-677. |
| House | Sep 16 2024 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573. |
| House | May 1 2024 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| House | May 1 2024 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10. |
| House | Jul 19 2023 | Committee Hearings Held |
| House | Feb 1 2023 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| House | Feb 1 2023 | Introduced in House |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 22 2023 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | Sep 17 2024 | 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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