HOUSE 5286118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act

Last Action: 9/1/2023

Actions

2023-09-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2023-08-25Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2023-08-25Introduced in House
2023-08-25Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-08-25 (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 (6)

Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
Lance Gooden (R-TX)
Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
Andy Harris (R-MD)
Mary Miller (R-IL)
Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)

Subjects

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

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