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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB2001

Legislation Overview

Title: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Subject: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Mental health: Veterans' medical care: Armed forces and national security: Elementary and secondary education

Description: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Last Action Date: April 23, 2015

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2001/all-info

Sponsors

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8 sponsors: Jeff Miller (R); Michael Conaway (R); Ralph Abraham (D); Stephen Knight (R); Tim Huelskamp (R); Barry Loudermilk (R); Thomas Rooney (R); Doug Lamborn (R)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Apr 23 2015	Introduced in House
House	Apr 23 2015	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	May 7 2015	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Veterans' Affairs

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill