Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025

119th CongressIntroduced February 6, 2025Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]· LA

Stage

In committee

Latest action

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

March 11, 2025

Summary

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from transmitting certain information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System

Committees

PrimaryVeterans' Affairs Committee

CRS subjects

Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archives

Action history

February 6, 2025Introduced in Senate
February 6, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 11, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Cosponsors (35)

Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]IN
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]TN
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]AR
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]LA
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]ND
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]IA
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]KS
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]AK
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]NE
Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]SD
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]FL
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]MT
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NC
Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]AL
Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]KY
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]NC
Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]WV
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]OK
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]ID
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]MS
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]TX
Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]OH
Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]UT
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]SC
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]KS
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]PA
Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]OK
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]AR
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]AK
Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]AL
Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]OH
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]MS

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Introduced in Senate
February 6, 2025
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Related bills

H.R. 1041related
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act