119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Boozman R-AROriginal
- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
- Jim Banks R-INOriginal
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Steve Daines R-MTOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- Jerry Moran R-KSOriginal
- Lisa Murkowski R-AKOriginal
- Mike Rounds R-SDOriginal
- Pete Ricketts R-NEOriginal
- Rick Scott R-FLOriginal
- Tim Sheehy R-MTOriginal
- Tommy Tuberville R-ALOriginal
- Thom Tillis R-NCOriginal
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Ted Budd R-NC
- Jim Justice R-WV
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Crapo R-ID
- Shelley Capito R-WV
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Jon Husted R-OH
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Lindsey Graham R-SC
- Roger Marshall R-KS
- Dave McCormick R-PA
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Tom Cotton R-AR
- Dan Sullivan R-AK
- Katie Britt R-AL
- Bernie Moreno R-OH
- Roger Wicker R-MS
- Cynthia Lummis R-WY
- Darline Graham Nordone R-SC
- Deb Fischer R-NE
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Todd Young R-IN
Who scored on this bill
- 1John Kennedy SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by John Kennedy.
Show the full action history (4 actions)
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.