H.R. 705: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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H.R. 705: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · 73 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 705, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (2024-05-15)
Cosponsors on this site
Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Keith Self (R-TX), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Jim Banks (R-IN), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), James R. Baird (R-IN), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), John Joyce (R-PA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Barry Moore (R-AL), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Byron Donalds (R-FL) and 13 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Official summary
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr705.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr705 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118