Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant
criminal background check system.
Title: Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Description: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
Session: 119th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Last Action Date: March 6, 2025
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/962/all-info
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2 sponsors: Chip Roy (R); Abraham Hamadeh (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 6 2025 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| House | Feb 4 2025 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 4 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 4 2025 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
There have not been any votes on this bill