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HOUSE 1771117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act

Last Action
4/28/2021

Actions

  • 2021-04-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  • 2021-03-10Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • 2021-03-10Introduced in House
  • 2021-03-10Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-10 (00)

Defending Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from transmitting personally identifiable information of veterans or their beneficiaries to the national instant criminal background check system utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms solely on the basis that a veteran has a service-connected disability.

Cosponsors (11)

  • Mike Bost (R-IL)
  • Marjorie Greene (R-GA)
  • Bob Good (R-VA)
  • Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
  • Mo Brooks (R-AL)
  • Matthew Rosendale (R-MT)
  • Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
  • Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
  • Eric Crawford (R-AR)
  • H. Griffith (R-VA)
  • Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)

Subjects

  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Government information and archives
  • Military personnel and dependents
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