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H.R. 1041: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-06 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Official title
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Plain summary
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act 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.
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Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · 70 cosponsors
Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1041, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (2025-05-27) No linked contracts or vendors yet.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 189 (2026): On Motion to Recommit, H R 1041 (2026-05-21): Failed
- House roll call 190 (2026): On Passage, H R 1041 (2026-05-21): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1041.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr1041 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills