H.R. 3450: 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.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-24 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Committee Hearings Held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
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Official 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.

Plain summary

This bill 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.

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Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · 5 cosponsors

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Mike Bost (R-IL), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] reported raising $783,177 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3450.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3450 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116